--- title: "12 Kind Quotes By Charlie Kaufman" description: "12 Kind quotes by Charlie Kaufman. Plus more from Charlie Kaufman and more Kind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/charlie-kaufman-2409_distribution_there-are-so-many-people-who-are-making_2213875.jpg" --- > [There are so many people who are making movies now who can’t get any kind of distribution, so the market seems like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/there-are-so-many-people-who-are-making-movies-now-who-can-t-get-any/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/charlie-kaufman-2409_distribution_there-are-so-many-people-who-are-making_2213875.jpg) > [I like titles that are a little difficult, because it's kind of counterintuitive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-like-titles-that-are-a-little-difficult-because-it-s-kind-of/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c3/charlie-kaufman-2409_counterintuitive_i-like-titles-that-are-a-little-difficul_2465848.jpg) > [I do have, at different times, a certain kind of self-consciousness in the world, an insecurity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-do-have-at-different-times-a-certain-kind-of-self-consciousness-in/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/069/charlie-kaufman-2409_certain_i-do-have-at-different-times-a-certain-k_499452.jpg) > [I've kind of come to the conclusion that what passes for realism in movies has nothing to do with reality and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-ve-kind-of-come-to-the-conclusion-that-what-passes-for-realism-in/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e3/charlie-kaufman-2409_conclusion_i-ve-kind-of-come-to-the-conclusion-that_2305956.jpg) > [I think generally I'm kind of interested in subjective experience, what goes on inside someone's head, that being all they really know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-think-generally-i-m-kind-of-interested-in-subjective-experience/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfe/charlie-kaufman-2409_goes-on_i-think-generally-i-m-kind-of-interested_2363167.jpg) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/there-s-this-inherent-screenplay-structure-that-everyone-seems-to-be/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/992/charlie-kaufman-2409_always_there-s-this-inherent-screenplay-structu_759832.jpg) > [Story ideas, but it's also musing on stuff that I'm thinking about. This leads me to this and this leads me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/story-ideas-but-it-s-also-musing-on-stuff-that-i-m-thinking-about/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50d/charlie-kaufman-2409_architecture_story-ideas-but-it-s-also-musing-on-stuf_1407775.jpg) > [The world needs you. It doesn't need you at a party having read a book about how to appear smart at parties…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/the-world-needs-you-it-doesn-t-need-you-at-a-party-having-read-a-book/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/charlie-kaufman-2409_appearance_the-world-needs-you-it-doesn-t-need-you_1320695.jpg) > [The way I write is very much without kind of a goal. I have something I'm interested in and then I decide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/the-way-i-write-is-very-much-without-kind-of-a-goal-i-have-something/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/charlie-kaufman-2409_alive_the-way-i-write-is-very-much-without-kin_2895010.jpg) > [Yeah, once we decided to use that replacement animation, and the seams are a function of that animation, and other movies paint…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/yeah-once-we-decided-to-use-that-replacement-animation-and-the-seams/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fa/charlie-kaufman-2409_animation_yeah-once-we-decided-to-use-that-replace_205505.jpg) > [You get a kind of surreal feeling and also it allows you to focus on the things we want you to focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/you-get-a-kind-of-surreal-feeling-and-also-it-allows-you-to-focus-on/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86e/charlie-kaufman-2409_familiar_you-get-a-kind-of-surreal-feeling-and-al_1857828.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-think-now-that-i-ve-tried-directing-i-m-not-interested-in-doing/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0c/charlie-kaufman-2409_adaptation_i-think-now-that-i-ve-tried-directing-i_373496.jpg) ## Other authors on Kind ## More by Charlie Kaufman > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-think-if-something-resonates-even-if-it-s-surreal-it-s-because-it/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/and-then-to-see-the-whole-movie-you-re-pretty-much-waiting-until-the/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) > [Seriously, I don't consider myself a writer. I don't think I have writing talent. But I will continue to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/seriously-i-don-t-consider-myself-a-writer-i-don-t-think-i-have/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) > [I spend a lot of time in preproduction working with authors, and a lot of time in postproduction.: editing, music, all that sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-spend-a-lot-of-time-in-preproduction-working-with-authors-and-a-lot/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/there-s-a-point-i-can-get-to-where-i-start-writing-character-and-then/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) > [Sand is overrated. It's just tiny little rocks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/sand-is-overrated-it-s-just-tiny-little-rocks/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) > [Directing is a more pragmatic experience, where you have to deal with the restrictions of time and money that force you to make certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/directing-is-a-more-pragmatic-experience-where-you-have-to-deal-with/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) > [I feel like I want to keep moving toward idiosyncracy. Personal, personal, personal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-feel-like-i-want-to-keep-moving-toward-idiosyncracy-personal/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) > [I actually think I'm probably more interested in structure than most people who write screenplays, because I think about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-actually-think-i-m-probably-more-interested-in-structure-than-most/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) > [Yeah, once we decided to use that replacement animation, and the seams are a function of that animation, and other movies paint those out,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/yeah-once-we-decided-to-use-that-replacement-animation-and-the-seams/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) > [I just try to be honest, because I think that's part of my job description as a writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-just-try-to-be-honest-because-i-think-that-s-part-of-my-job/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) > [I love working with actors. I love visual things. I always intended to be a writer who directs and a director who writes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-love-working-with-actors-i-love-visual-things-i-always-intended-to/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/why-didn-t-i-go-in-i-m-such-a-chicken-i-m-such-an-idiot-i-should-have/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-try-when-i-m-writing-to-leave-enough-space-for-people-to-have-their/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-don-t-have-a-style-i-wouldn-t-say-i-have-a-style-as-a-writer-either/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kind/charlie-kaufman/#itemlist", "name": "12 Kind Quotes By Charlie Kaufman", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are so many people who are making movies now who can’t get any kind of distribution, so the market seems like it’s flooded.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charlie Kaufman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/there-are-so-many-people-who-are-making-movies-now-who-can-t-get-any/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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} }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think generally I'm kind of interested in subjective experience, what goes on inside someone's head, that being all they really know of the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charlie Kaufman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-think-generally-i-m-kind-of-interested-in-subjective-experience/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfe/charlie-kaufman-2409_goes-on_i-think-generally-i-m-kind-of-interested_2363167.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfe/charlie-kaufman-2409_goes-on_i-think-generally-i-m-kind-of-interested_2363167.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfe/charlie-kaufman-2409_goes-on_i-think-generally-i-m-kind-of-interested_2363167.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think generally I'm kind of interested in subjective experience, what goes on inside someone's head, that…” — 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It doesn't really interest me. To me, it's kind of like saying, 'Well, when you do a painting, you always need to have sky here, the person here and the ground here.' Well, you don't.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charlie Kaufman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/there-s-this-inherent-screenplay-structure-that-everyone-seems-to-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/992/charlie-kaufman-2409_always_there-s-this-inherent-screenplay-structu_759832.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/992/charlie-kaufman-2409_always_there-s-this-inherent-screenplay-structu_759832.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/992/charlie-kaufman-2409_always_there-s-this-inherent-screenplay-structu_759832.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's this inherent screenplay structure that everyone seems to be stuck on, this three-act thing. 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Somehow, by doing that, even though I don't necessarily refer to them in a specific way, I have some sort of architecture in my head.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charlie Kaufman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/story-ideas-but-it-s-also-musing-on-stuff-that-i-m-thinking-about/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50d/charlie-kaufman-2409_architecture_story-ideas-but-it-s-also-musing-on-stuf_1407775.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50d/charlie-kaufman-2409_architecture_story-ideas-but-it-s-also-musing-on-stuf_1407775.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50d/charlie-kaufman-2409_architecture_story-ideas-but-it-s-also-musing-on-stuf_1407775.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Story ideas, but it's also musing on stuff that I'm thinking about. 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The world needs you at the party starting real conversations, saying, 'I don't know,' and being kind.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charlie Kaufman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/the-world-needs-you-it-doesn-t-need-you-at-a-party-having-read-a-book/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/charlie-kaufman-2409_appearance_the-world-needs-you-it-doesn-t-need-you_1320695.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/charlie-kaufman-2409_appearance_the-world-needs-you-it-doesn-t-need-you_1320695.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/charlie-kaufman-2409_appearance_the-world-needs-you-it-doesn-t-need-you_1320695.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The world needs you. 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For me, that's the way to keep it alive.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charlie Kaufman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/the-way-i-write-is-very-much-without-kind-of-a-goal-i-have-something/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/charlie-kaufman-2409_alive_the-way-i-write-is-very-much-without-kin_2895010.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/charlie-kaufman-2409_alive_the-way-i-write-is-very-much-without-kin_2895010.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/charlie-kaufman-2409_alive_the-way-i-write-is-very-much-without-kin_2895010.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The way I write is very much without kind of a goal. 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