Jeff Baena Quotes

Doing comedy for film is always a challenge because you are in the hands of the editor after the fact. I am hoping I can do some more soon, I enjoy doing comedy.

I would love to work with Adam Sandler. Because then all I'd have to do is just turn the camera on and off.

People of humor are always in some degree people of genius.

Brains and a sense of humor trump everything else.

I'm always looking for other interesting films to either act in or direct.

Even with college, the reason I wanted to go so badly is because I wanted to major in film. I want to take screenwriting classes and learn more about behind the scenes stuff, because I love people like Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig who are able to write a lot of their own material and be so involved in everything they do.

In comedy, my strengths are improvisation.

I'd say I'm definitely an actor first and foremost, but I love filmmaking.

Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit.

I wasn't a kid who moved out from Iowa with aspirations of becoming a famous star - I was intrigued by the idea of filmmaking and by the idea of what it would be like to play a character in a movie.

I like to make people laugh. That's for sure. And I really like to humiliate myself and go very far in derision and stuff. But no, I like everything. I started a little bit of doing drama, too. I like that, too. I guess I just want to touch everything.

Nine out of 10 times these guys will hit it-they'll be on something incredibly funny, but one out of 10, two out of 10, they'll fall flat on their faces. That's what makes them great actors: they take those chances, they don't play it safe.

I've always loved film and wanted to work in film. I just love working and creating new characters, and trying different genres and different things. For me, I just love to work and I love movies.

You can lose in cinema too if you don't put on a good performance.

I probably could be a world-class screenwriter by now if I had spent the kind of work I devote on Comedy Death-Ray to that. But I do okay, in that regard. I mean, my stuff gets bought, so it's all right.

I still really love acting. I find it really challenging. And I really love film; it's a lot of fun.

I wouldn't feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy - I'd be bored to death.

I'm still really interested in acting, I love film so much. It's definitely something I'm going to explore as well.

I love film. I am very blessed to be making movies.

It requires genius to make a good pun - some men of bright parts can't reach it.

Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.

One can always come up with funny lists and jokes. You know what? I take it back. Not everyone can always come up with funny lists and some jokes. I'm very lucky to have a gift where I can do that pretty ably.

And in 'Frisco Kid' and in 'The Woman in Red' I had to ride badly. Then you have to really ride well in order to ride badly.

Bill Murray is a wonderful actor, and he's very funny, and I've seen him be serious and terrific.

I wanted to be clever, but being funny came first. That's how you know someone is clever. They don't come out and tell you pi to 13 places - they tell you a joke.