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title: "26 Way Quotes By Charlie Kaufman"
description: "26 Way quotes by Charlie Kaufman. Plus more from Charlie Kaufman and more Way sayings from other authors."
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> [The only way to do something interesting is not care if you fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/the-only-way-to-do-something-interesting-is-not-care-if-you-fail/)

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

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> [I don't think the world objectively exists the way we think it exists. There's a constant sort of storytelling process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-don-t-think-the-world-objectively-exists-the-way-we-think-it-exists/)

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

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> [Everything I've written is personal - it's the only way I know how to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/everything-i-ve-written-is-personal-it-s-the-only-way-i-know-how-to/)

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

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> [I think everything I do is based on my experience in the world in one way or another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-think-everything-i-do-is-based-on-my-experience-in-the-world-in-one/)

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

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> [I choose to write characters from the inside because I feel like that's the way I'm gonna get the most honest version…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-choose-to-write-characters-from-the-inside-because-i-feel-like-that/)

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

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> [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/)

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> [It occurred to me that every work of art is a synecdoche, there's no way around it. Every creative work that someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/it-occurred-to-me-that-every-work-of-art-is-a-synecdoche-there-s-no/)

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

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> [The way I work is not the way that you work, and the whole point of any creative act is that. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/the-way-i-work-is-not-the-way-that-you-work-and-the-whole-point-of/)

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

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> [In a lot of movies, especially big studio ones, they're not constructed in any other way than to get people to like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/in-a-lot-of-movies-especially-big-studio-ones-they-re-not-constructed/)

[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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> [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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> [There's no way to approach anything in an objective way. We're completely subjective; our view of the world is completely controlled by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/there-s-no-way-to-approach-anything-in-an-objective-way-we-re/)

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

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> [There really is only one ending to any story. Human life ends in death. Until then, it keeps going and gets complicated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/there-really-is-only-one-ending-to-any-story-human-life-ends-in-death/)

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

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> [The conventional wisdom is - people say this all the time - you should only write something when you're far enough away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/the-conventional-wisdom-is-people-say-this-all-the-time-you-should/)

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

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> [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/)

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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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> [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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> [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/)

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> [I think that people have expectations of themselves and other people that are based on these fictions that are presented to them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-think-that-people-have-expectations-of-themselves-and-other-people/)

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

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> [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/)

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> [If you create something that is asking for people to respond as they're going to respond, you have to allow them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/if-you-create-something-that-is-asking-for-people-to-respond-as-they/)

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

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> [And then to see the whole movie, you're pretty much waiting until the end of production. And the major lifting in terms…](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/)

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> [We're all subjective beings and trapped in our own realities and our own biographical stories and physical bodies and our histories -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/we-re-all-subjective-beings-and-trapped-in-our-own-realities-and-our/)

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

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> [We're all one thing, like cells in a body. 'Cept we can't see the body. The way fish can't see the ocean.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/we-re-all-one-thing-like-cells-in-a-body-cept-we-can-t-see-the-body/)

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

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> [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/)

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> [My point of view comes more from the literature I've read and the comedy of the era. When I was a kid,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/my-point-of-view-comes-more-from-the-literature-i-ve-read-and-the/)

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

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## Other authors on Way

## 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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