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
From my vantage point in writing a story, I can't and don't and have no interest in thinking about the level of… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
There's this inherent screenplay structure that everyone seems to be stuck on, this three-act thing. It doesn't really interest me. To me,… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
David Lynch is very important to me, and he does dreamlike movies, but my dreams are not like David Lynch's dreams. I… — 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
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
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
