Jeff Baena Quotes
Comedy is all about rhythm and context, and there's all types of comedies, and it's about finding that right brand, that consistency in tone.
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I tweeted once, and I still stick to this, that I would love to marry a Croatian girl. I want my children to speak Croatian first, and for them to do that, we need someone who speaks very good Croatian.
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Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
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When you are not missing something, longing for something, you don't really think about it that much. It's like that girlfriend you don't want to have anymore. You don't think about her anymore. Or ex-husband. You just don't.
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My hero wants to belong too, but he doesn't want to give up all the things he came to value in the west.
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Fifty-million-dollar movies gobble up the medium movies. A lot of people aren't working in Hollywood because of this.
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If they can't do it in California, it can't be done anywhere.
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When you're young, you're stupid.
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As long as I have a heartbeat, I'm fine. So I just do what I love, and I do it the best that I can. And if it all goes away, I'll just start over.
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You got to be rigorous in your appraisal system. The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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Everybody that's trying to get anything progressive done in this country knows that the biggest barrier is getting money out of politics.
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It is a common observation, that the more solicitous any people are about dress, the more effeminate they are.
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I think it's more important to be fit so that you can be healthy and enjoy activities than it is to have a good body.
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It doesn't matter to me if someone is a Republican or a Democrat, I'm going to be the governor for all Marylanders.
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In 'Fifty Shades,' seemingly, Christian has all the power and control - but actually, Anastasia does.
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I have patterned myself after my father and God.
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The obsession required to see a feature through from concept to release is not a rational thing to do with your brief time on this planet. Nor is it something to which an intelligent person should aspire.
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If you're an actor, a real actor, you've got to be on the stage. But you mustn't go on the stage unless it's absolutely the only thing you can do.
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The scientist-community guy may get a $500,000 grant, and if his equipment works or doesn't work, he still gets a gold star for doing the science experiment. For me, there is no merit in anything for doing an experiment; I have to go home with pictures.
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I wanted to create an experiential film that was immersive... I wanted you to feel like you were there.
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The human element and human judgment around understanding the physics of machines and the process, and how those come together, I think there's going to be a balance we all need to figure out how to strike.
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My theory is, if you can do comedy and you can be in a scene with someone like Brad Garrett and hold your own, you've really got a future in this business.
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Sometimes I would like the opportunity to do character-driven comedy and that's really what I was trying to do in Meet The Parents. I think in a way this is a more old fashioned type of comedy.
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I keep going because if you stop, you stop. Why retire? Inspire.
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Comedy is all about rhythm and context, and there's all types of comedies, and it's about finding that right brand, that consistency in tone.
