--- title: "14 Want Quotes By Charlie Kaufman" description: "14 Want quotes by Charlie Kaufman. Plus more from Charlie Kaufman and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/charlie-kaufman-2409_creativity_i-want-to-create-situations-that-give-pe_2909432.jpg" --- > [I want to create situations that give people something to think about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-want-to-create-situations-that-give-people-something-to-think-about/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/charlie-kaufman-2409_creativity_i-want-to-create-situations-that-give-pe_2909432.jpg) > [I want to try it to see what it's like and see what my stuff looks like when I take it from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-want-to-try-it-to-see-what-it-s-like-and-see-what-my-stuff-looks/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/charlie-kaufman-2409_completion_i-want-to-try-it-to-see-what-it-s-like-a_1833176.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/charlie-kaufman-2409_feel_i-feel-like-i-want-to-keep-moving-toward_181769.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18a/charlie-kaufman-2409_filmmaker_i-want-to-do-my-own-thing-and-i-m-trying_910572.jpg) > [I often have a theme in mind when I'm starting. I know that I want everything to be in a world of,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-often-have-a-theme-in-mind-when-i-m-starting-i-know-that-i-want/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c8/charlie-kaufman-2409_evolution_i-often-have-a-theme-in-mind-when-i-m-st_989377.jpg) > [The only honest and generous thing for me to do is to give people myself. That's all I've got as an artist,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/the-only-honest-and-generous-thing-for-me-to-do-is-to-give-people/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/charlie-kaufman-2409_art_the-only-honest-and-generous-thing-for-m_2384935.jpg) > [David Lynch is very important to me, and he does dreamlike movies, but my dreams are not like David Lynch's dreams. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/david-lynch-is-very-important-to-me-and-he-does-dreamlike-movies-but/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd0/charlie-kaufman-2409_copying_david-lynch-is-very-important-to-me-and_1193423.jpg) > [The passionate ones, the ones who go after what they want, may not get what they want, but they remain vital, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/the-passionate-ones-the-ones-who-go-after-what-they-want-may-not-get/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df1/charlie-kaufman-2409_deathbed_the-passionate-ones-the-ones-who-go-afte_3167950.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/charlie-kaufman-2409_brain_we-try-to-organize-the-world-which-isn-t_2280197.jpg) > [I will be dying and so will you, and so will everyone here. That's what I want to explore. We're all hurtling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-will-be-dying-and-so-will-you-and-so-will-everyone-here-that-s-what/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f54/charlie-kaufman-2409_alive_i-will-be-dying-and-so-will-you-and-so-w_3138826.jpg) > [From my vantage point in writing a story, I can't and don't and have no interest in thinking about the level of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/from-my-vantage-point-in-writing-a-story-i-can-t-and-don-t-and-have/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/charlie-kaufman-2409_audience_from-my-vantage-point-in-writing-a-story_649606.jpg) > [People will say things after a screening that it affects them in a certain way, which is why I don't like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/people-will-say-things-after-a-screening-that-it-affects-them-in-a/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/charlie-kaufman-2409_ability_people-will-say-things-after-a-screening_1088138.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 do believe you have a wound too. I do believe it is both specific to you and common to everyone. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-do-believe-you-have-a-wound-too-i-do-believe-it-is-both-specific-to/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e9/charlie-kaufman-2409_believe_i-do-believe-you-have-a-wound-too-i-do-b_2655384.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## 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/want/charlie-kaufman/#itemlist", "name": "14 Want Quotes By Charlie Kaufman", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to create situations that give people something to think about.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charlie Kaufman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-want-to-create-situations-that-give-people-something-to-think-about/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/charlie-kaufman-2409_creativity_i-want-to-create-situations-that-give-pe_2909432.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/charlie-kaufman-2409_creativity_i-want-to-create-situations-that-give-pe_2909432.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/charlie-kaufman-2409_creativity_i-want-to-create-situations-that-give-pe_2909432.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to create situations that give people something to think about.” — Charlie Kaufman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to try it to see what it's like and see what my stuff looks like when I take it from inception to completion.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charlie Kaufman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-want-to-try-it-to-see-what-it-s-like-and-see-what-my-stuff-looks/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/charlie-kaufman-2409_completion_i-want-to-try-it-to-see-what-it-s-like-a_1833176.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/charlie-kaufman-2409_completion_i-want-to-try-it-to-see-what-it-s-like-a_1833176.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/charlie-kaufman-2409_completion_i-want-to-try-it-to-see-what-it-s-like-a_1833176.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to try it to see what it's like and see what my stuff looks like when I take it from inception to…” — Charlie Kaufman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel like I want to keep moving toward idiosyncracy. 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We tell stories about the people in our lives, we project ideas onto them. We project relationships with people, we make our lives into stories. I don't think we can avoid doing that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charlie Kaufman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/we-try-to-organize-the-world-which-isn-t-organized-the-way-our-brains/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/charlie-kaufman-2409_brain_we-try-to-organize-the-world-which-isn-t_2280197.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/charlie-kaufman-2409_brain_we-try-to-organize-the-world-which-isn-t_2280197.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/charlie-kaufman-2409_brain_we-try-to-organize-the-world-which-isn-t_2280197.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We try to organize the world, which isn't organized the way our brains want to organize it. 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