I think I've had pretty good experiences for the most part with the people who have directed my screenplays. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I've had to deal, a lot, with my own sense of intimidation at meeting famous people - especially actors, but really any… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I have a tendency to hire people who tend to be unattractive to the studios. Maybe this is a bad idea. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I want to create situations that give people something to think about. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
There are so many people who are making movies now who can’t get any kind of distribution, so the market seems like… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
You're dealing with the body, and you're dealing with bodily functions. We romanticize everything about people in movies. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
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 Image
When you approach middle age, lots of stuff happens. Your body is aging, you're watching people around you get sick, you're watching… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
There is so much crap in the world, both in show and other businesses, that I try to be vulnerable myself, in… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I don't have a style. I wouldn't say I have a style as a writer, either. I know people have said "This… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I tend to not only read reviews, but also every little stupid thing online. It's a very bad idea, and there's a… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I like for people to figure things out for themselves. It's not like I have the right answer, but if I have… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
People ask me all the time, "What are your influences? Are you trying to do Beckett?" It's like, "No, I'm trying to… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
There are too many ideas and things and people. Too many directions to go. I was starting to believe the reason it… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
There are nearly thirteen million people in the world. None of those people is an extra. They're all the leads of their… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
My point of view comes more from the literature I've read and the comedy of the era. When I was a kid,… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
There is a lot of management going on with directing. Maybe that was the biggest surprise-just the amount of tending that I… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I think there are things that aren't represented in movies that are a big part of everyone's life. We romanticize everything about… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I try when I'm writing to leave enough "space" for people to have their own interpretation, and not to direct it toward… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I think now that I've tried directing, I'm not interested in doing adaptations anymore. I could do an adaptation of someone else's… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I do believe you have a wound too. I do believe it is both specific to you and common to everyone. I… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I know that as a very young child, I was afraid of death. Many children become aware of the notion of death… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
If you create something that is asking for people to respond as they're going to respond, you have to allow them to… — 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
In a lot of movies, especially big studio ones, they're not constructed in any other way than to get people to like… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
We try to organize the world, which isn't organized the way our brains want to organize it. We tell stories about the… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
The only honest and generous thing for me to do is to give people myself. That's all I've got as an artist,… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
Directing was a big learning experience for me because I had to deal with every aspect of everything-all this constant decision-making, with… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
People will say things after a screening that it affects them in a certain way, which is why I don't like to… — 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
I think I've had pretty good experiences for the most part with the people who have directed my screenplays. It's more that… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
If I were doing somebody else's script or I adapted a book by Philip Roth, on set there could be a million… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
The conventional wisdom is - people say this all the time - you should only write something when you're far enough away… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I really like when critics reveal their subjectivity and their humanity. I prefer it when people say nice things, but if they… — 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
