When you're around your family, and you have that history and that shared language, you say things you'd be embarrassed to hear quoted back to you later.
From Noah Baumbach
Adaptations are fun for me because they connect to the idea of filmmaking I had when I was a kid. I would see a movie and think: 'I'm gonna make that movie.'
Anyone who's putting money into your movie would always rather you cast well-known people.
I get a lot of responses to my movies. Some people say, 'Oh, I thought it was really funny - I hope that's okay!' And my answer always is 'Yes. It's totally okay.'
I suppose some studio executive would say it's death for a comedy if people aren't all laughing in the same places, but I find with my movies that people laugh in very different places. I can't control it.
When I start a movie, there will be certain films that I watch again just because the vibe seems right.
I thought at the time of my parents' divorce that I was upset by deeper, more profound things and I was just taking it out on the joint custody agreement. But that disruption was bad enough. That was a huge deal for a teenager.
Other people have worked with big studios and maintained control over their movies. I see no reason why it wouldn't work for me.
I'm curious how people build up the codes that they live their life by, and how they come to think that that's the best way for them to function.
I think if we taped a lot of families that claim to be relatively normal, you'd be surprised when you hear some of the things said.
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