Noah Baumbach Quotes

I'm not an actor that tends to care. I don't ask 'Is this a close up? Is this a master? Is this a wide? What are you doing? If I look up and notice the camera I go 'Oh, it's a big one today, must be an IMAX.' And that's kinda it for me because it doesn't affect what I'm doing.

In terms of Cube I think he's very conscious of the technical aspect of the business whereas when you're just hired as an actor, you're not really secure in that part of your work and you're not really paying attention to where the camera.

I started out with this dream of being a director and doing cinematography and bought my first film camera at 15.

It's a new business for me to be a filmmaker.

I would definitely stay in the business, be behind the camera maybe.

Just so everyone knows out there - it's not easy to make a movie. It's really hard.

I've been doing a bit of screenwriting and producing, and even a bit of directing.

I like shooting on location in New York City.

The creative process on 'Margaret' was incredibly satisfying. I loved the cast; I had a great time writing the script. I liked making the movie. Believe it or not, I actually like editing the movie. It was all the rest of it that was such a nightmare.

The script is so key to making a good movie. But everything is against you when you're making a movie: the logistics of putting a crew out where you need to go, whether the light is fading; if the weather's not right, something's wrong.

I think, probably, the place that I feel I most belong is a movie set.

I don't like to shoot on sets at all. As much as possible, I try to shoot on location.

The script is so important... Even if you have a huge entourage or big lighting trucks, the most important thing is the space between the actor and the camera.

Doing a sport film is not easy.

When you're a filmmaker or a scriptwriter, you face a lot of challenges while making a film. And when you produce it, you have to put in an extra effort.

Partly why I love to operate is that I love to watch an actor within a shot. When you watch a shot, and you know that everything's come together, I feel I'm the first person watching it. I always get pleasure out of that.

I love working with actors. I love visual things. I always intended to be a writer who directs and a director who writes.

I would love to be able to get behind the camera and direct actors. I think that would be a lot of fun.

All films are learning processes. I am still trying to work out how you make a movie. I didn't study at film school or any of those things. I didn't bother with film theory.

You have to be a pretty miserable person to not enjoy making movies. It's something I always dreamed about. I do not take it for granted.

I was already interested in directing when I was very young. I knew that was something I was going to be doing.

Start producing, some writing, directing is definitely what I want to do and I'll be doing a lot more in the future as well.

Movies are movies. Some bend light through a lens. Some create moving images virtually. At the end of the day, movies are movies.

It's a real testament to the amount of skill and talent involved, across the board, whether it's the production design, the construction, the costume design, the other actors, the way it's shot, the directors we had on it, or obviously John's writing. When things do go well, it sometimes seems easy, in a weird way, but it's actually down to a lot of cogs working in a big machine. But, I'm certainly happy to be going back. I'm excited to carry on.

Filmmaking is really connected to life and all of the expressions that different arts found to allow access to life. Filmmaking touches on all of it.