American - Director | June 29, 1977 -
When people are committed to things, and the world view they have is no longer in alignment with our world view, then it becomes funny.
Jeff Baena
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'Motherwort.' 'Great Leopard's Bane.' These are awesome band names.
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Not to be negative, but I think the biggest lesson is don't trust anyone.
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I went to film school; I went to NYU film school.
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I am interested in all aspects of filmmaking, so I have an opinion on every aspect, so sound design, score, cinematography, editing - all that stuff I have experience doing myself, so I had a very strong idea of what I wanted, and I got, for the most part, people that were able to articulate that idea, which was nice.
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I usually just do, like, studio jobs, re-writes and stuff.
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It's so rare when marketing and press doesn't ruin your movie.
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I don't try to make actors play crazy characters. I like where there's a certain element of who they are and truth to their performances.
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For me, the whole idea of performance is not being self-aware, and then sort of just experiencing.
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I try to keep everything under wraps. Everything I can do to make sure people don't know what they're getting themselves into, I will do it.
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If you look at zombie movies throughout history, they're always making adjustments. Even the idea of the virus zombies and the back-from-the-dead zombies... there's been tons of tweaks.
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Having been through breakups when you get back with the person thinking it's going to work the second time - it never does.
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