“What is love anyway? From my new vantage point, I realize that love is nothing more than a messy conglomeration of need,… — 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 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 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
“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
Scary is time passing and sickness and dying and regret and isolation and loneliness and relationship problems - as opposed to a… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I will be dying and so will you, and so will everyone here. That's what I want to explore. We're all hurtling… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I feel like I want to keep moving toward idiosyncracy. Personal, personal, personal. — 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
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 Image
I just try to be honest, because I think that's part of my job description as a writer. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
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 Image
