If something’s really selfless, then there’s really no value in it for you… there’s only value in it for the world. Jeff Baena Read Quote
One of the interesting things about the ‘Decameron’ itself was it was written in the Florentine dialect as opposed to the Latin vernacular – and that was mainly to have it be a piece of literature for the people as supposed to some kind of highfalutin’ canon. Jeff Baena Read Quote
I think one of the bigger issues with modern-day people is that we don’t give enough credit to people from history as being real. We almost treat them as these rarified beings that didn’t exist the way that we do with emotions and urges and drives. Jeff Baena Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
