I'm not into extreme sports or something. I just live a quiet life. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“You realize you're not special, you've slowly slipped into existence and now you're slowly making your way out of it.” — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I think that people create the world that they live in. Your existence is very subjective, and you tell stories and organize… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
When I'm writing, I'm trying to immerse myself in the chaos of an emotional experience, rather than separate myself from it and… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
There really is only one ending to any story. Human life ends in death. Until then, it keeps going and gets complicated… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I'm moving - as a person and as a writer - through time. I'm a different age. I'm thinking about different things.… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I think that people have expectations of themselves and other people that are based on these fictions that are presented to them… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
You get a kind of surreal feeling and also it allows you to focus on the things we want you to focus… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“My leg hurts, I wonder if it's cancer? There's a bump. I'm starting to sweat. Stop sweating. I've got to stop sweating.… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I'm not a celebrity. I'm intentionally and defiantly not a celebrity. I don't have any interest in it. I don't have any… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I'm interested in trying to explore what I think is the truth at a given time in my life, and part of… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“Nothing happens in the world? Are you out of your fucking mind? People are murdered every day. There's genocide, war, corruption. Every… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
Say who you are, really say it in your life and in your work. Tell someone out there who is lost, someone… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“Writing is a journey into the unknown. Say who you are, really say it in your life and in your work. Tell… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“Do I have an original thought in my head? My bald head. Maybe if I were happier, my hair wouldn't be falling… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“Everything is more complicated than you think. You only see a tenth of what is true. There are a million little strings… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
Every day of your life, you have information that enters your head, and that information informs your understanding of things, or shifts… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I'm interested in trying to explore what I think is the truth at a given time in my life, and part of… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I think if something resonates, even if it's surreal, it's because it is relatable and I think that that's a core issue for me. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share
And then to see the whole movie, you're pretty much waiting until the end of production. And the major lifting in terms of editing… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share
Seriously, I don't consider myself a writer. I don't think I have writing talent. But I will continue to do it. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share
I spend a lot of time in preproduction working with authors, and a lot of time in postproduction.: editing, music, all that sort of… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share
There's a point I can get to where I start writing character and then through the dialogue, after all of this preparation, the thing… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share
Directing is a more pragmatic experience, where you have to deal with the restrictions of time and money that force you to make certain… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share
I feel like I want to keep moving toward idiosyncracy. Personal, personal, personal. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share
I actually think I'm probably more interested in structure than most people who write screenplays, because I think about it. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share
Yeah, once we decided to use that replacement animation, and the seams are a function of that animation, and other movies paint those out,… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share
I just try to be honest, because I think that's part of my job description as a writer. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share
I love working with actors. I love visual things. I always intended to be a writer who directs and a director who writes. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share
“Why didn't I go in? I'm such a chicken. I'm such an idiot. I should have kissed her. I've blown it. I should just… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share
I try when I'm writing to leave enough "space" for people to have their own interpretation, and not to direct it toward one conclusion.… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share
I don't have a style. I wouldn't say I have a style as a writer, either. I know people have said "This is what… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share
