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Quote by Bob Balaban

“God, I'd love to do a big commercial movie that made a lot of money and whose plot was interesting too.”

Quote by Bob Balaban

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Bob Balaban, born on August 16, 1945, is an accomplished American actor with a diverse career in film and television. Known for his unique acting style and a wide range of roles, he has made significant contributions to the entertainment industry. more

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“I loved being in Close Encounters, just to watch Steven Spielberg working was exciting.”

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“I mean, the whole idea of movies was it was special to go to see; you went to a movie theater to see something that was magical and amazing, in a very special location.”

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“I produced and directed a movie a couple years ago that won some awards that Samuel Goldwyn released called 'The Last Good Time'. I wrote, produced and directed it, but I wasn't in it.”

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“I think some of the special effects in Close Encounters hold up better than the new more expensive special effects is because they were better actually.”

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“I was very much in my room with my marionette stage, you know, creating these incredibly boring things that I felt were so fascinating, and forcing my relatives to come, and charging money for them to see my little productions.”

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“I'm from Chicago, my family started a chain of movie theaters in Chicago that were around for 70 years and then one of them became the head of Paramount and the other was the head of production at MGM and we all came out of Chicago.”

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“I've directed a fair amount of television series - so I'm always trying to learn new things. One episode was all hand-held and I'm trying to get better at when you should do things and when you should just shut up and watch what the people are saying.”

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Author:Bob Balaban

“My dad was born in Chicago in 1908... his parents came from Russia. They settled in Chicago, where they lived in a little tiny grocery store with eight or nine children - in the backroom all together - and my grandmother got the idea to go into the movie business.”

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“Oh, I was completely hooked on movies and plays and theater from the time I was a day old; I was very, very early on in love with movies and I loved plays.”

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“Yes I try to do everything I can not to fail hideously.”

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Author:Bob Balaban