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title: "23 Trying Quotes By Charlie Kaufman"
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> [I try to make things interesting and thought-provoking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-try-to-make-things-interesting-and-thought-provoking/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [I don't subscribe to anything. I sit there and I try to think about what seems honest to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-don-t-subscribe-to-anything-i-sit-there-and-i-try-to-think-about/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [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/)

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> [I was trying to figure out what a memory feels like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-was-trying-to-figure-out-what-a-memory-feels-like/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [I'm trying to tell a story and do it truthfully.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-m-trying-to-tell-a-story-and-do-it-truthfully/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [I want to do my own thing, and I'm trying to get closer to realizing that as a filmmaker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-want-to-do-my-own-thing-and-i-m-trying-to-get-closer-to-realizing/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [I try to present something that is true so I don't further destroy the world with my contribution to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-try-to-present-something-that-is-true-so-i-don-t-further-destroy/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [I think of myself as a guy who tries to write screenplays and now has tried to direct one. Anything more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-think-of-myself-as-a-guy-who-tries-to-write-screenplays-and-now-has/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [So when I write characters and situations and relationships, I try to sort of utilize what I know about the world, limited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/so-when-i-write-characters-and-situations-and-relationships-i-try-to/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [I don't write genre stuff in any form. I'm not interested in it. I always try to do the opposite of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-don-t-write-genre-stuff-in-any-form-i-m-not-interested-in-it-i/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [I'm not working on anything. I was trying to write something new . . . I guess the goal for me now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-m-not-working-on-anything-i-was-trying-to-write-something-new-i/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [I'm interested in trying to explore what I think is the truth at a given time in my life, and part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-m-interested-in-trying-to-explore-what-i-think-is-the-truth-at-a/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [I'm interested in trying to explore what I think is the truth at a given time in my life, and part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-m-interested-in-trying-to-explore-what-i-think-is-the-truth-at-a-2/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [We try to organize the world, which isn't organized the way our brains want to organize it. We tell stories about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/we-try-to-organize-the-world-which-isn-t-organized-the-way-our-brains/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [I have a personality that tends to be somewhat compulsive, and I do tend to think in a circular way. I dwell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-have-a-personality-that-tends-to-be-somewhat-compulsive-and-i-do/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [I'm moving - as a person and as a writer - through time. I'm a different age. I'm thinking about different things.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-m-moving-as-a-person-and-as-a-writer-through-time-i-m-a-different/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [You spend most of your time as a director trying to move forward with the movie. It happens on a daily basis,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/you-spend-most-of-your-time-as-a-director-trying-to-move-forward-with/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [We have the script, we have the actors, and we're trying to figure out what this is, and you don't know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/we-have-the-script-we-have-the-actors-and-we-re-trying-to-figure-out/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [When I'm writing, I'm trying to immerse myself in the chaos of an emotional experience, rather than separate myself from it and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/when-i-m-writing-i-m-trying-to-immerse-myself-in-the-chaos-of-an/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [People ask me all the time, "What are your influences? Are you trying to do Beckett?" It's like, "No, I'm trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/people-ask-me-all-the-time-what-are-your-influences-are-you-trying-to/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [I try when I'm writing to leave enough "space" for people to have their own interpretation, and not to direct it toward…](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/)

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> [When I'm writing a script, before I can write dialogue or anything, I have two or three hundred pages of notes, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/when-i-m-writing-a-script-before-i-can-write-dialogue-or-anything-i/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [There is so much crap in the world, both in show and other businesses, that I try to be vulnerable myself, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/there-is-so-much-crap-in-the-world-both-in-show-and-other-businesses/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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## Other authors on Trying

## 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/)

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