For me, the whole idea of performance is not being self-aware, and then sort of just experiencing. Jeff Baena More Quotes by Jeff Baena More Quotes From Jeff Baena 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. Jeff Baena trycrazytruthplay 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. Jeff Baena willknowi-canpeople 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. Jeff Baena movieslookyouhistory Having been through breakups when you get back with the person thinking it's going to work the second time - it never does. Jeff Baena youworktimethinking It's life, so you're a constant evolution of tragedies and achievements and ups and downs. You can probably get a little bit more immune to things, but whatever is the most amount of pain you feel at any given moment feels like the most amount of pain you'll ever feel. Jeff Baena momentyoupainlife I hate when people eat food and talk with their mouth full. I always cover my mouth when I eat, but I've had it where there's little bologna bits flying on your food. Jeff Baena flyinghatefoodpeople My pet peeve is when people criticize things when they're just trying to have a conversation. Jeff Baena petconversationtryingpeople I've always maintained that people that are funny and smart can do anything in film. Jeff Baena alwayssmartfunnypeople You show a movie to your friends when you're working on it, but you don't have any real objectivity. You just don't know. So that moment when it's shown for the very first time at Sundance, it's just terrifying. I'm so anxious. And then every screening is different. Jeff Baena momentyoufriendstime
