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
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
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 often have a theme in mind when I'm starting. I know that I want everything to be in a world of,… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
The world needs you. It doesn't need you at a party having read a book about how to appear smart at parties… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I do a lot of things intuitively. I'm not often consciously aware of what I'm doing. It's like in a dream: There's… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I can never watch anything I've been involved in, because I know it, and I know what the making of it was… — 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
