I choose to write characters from the inside because I feel like that's the way I'm gonna get the most honest version… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I'm not working on anything. I was trying to write something new . . . I guess the goal for me now,… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I do have some theatrical background. I've written plays and seen plays and read plays. But I also read novels. One thing… — 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
Everything I've written is personal - it's the only way I know how to write. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I don't write genre stuff in any form. I'm not interested in it. I always try to do the opposite of that. — 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… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I think dreams are metaphors. Everything you do in writing is metaphorical. So it seems like the same arena to me. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I try when I'm writing to leave enough "space" for people to have their own interpretation, and not to direct it toward… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I'm Jewish, and my family is Jewish. I was very interested in Woody Allen when I was growing up, but I don't… — 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… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
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
When I'm writing, I'm trying to immerse myself in the chaos of an emotional experience, rather than separate myself from it and… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
As I'm writing, I start to see connections, and themes I didn't see, and that sparks other things. So then I go… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
You spend most of your time as a director trying to move forward with the movie. It happens on a daily basis,… — 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,… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
There is a lot of management going on with directing. Maybe that was the biggest surprise-just the amount of tending that I… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
When I'm writing a script, before I can write dialogue or anything, I have two or three hundred pages of notes, which… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“When I’m writing, I’m trying to immerse myself in the chaos of an emotional experience, rather than separate myself from it and… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
Say who you are, really say it in your life and in your work. Tell someone out there who is lost, someone… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
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… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I'm moving - as a person and as a writer - through time. I'm a different age. I'm thinking about different things.… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
From my vantage point in writing a story, I can't and don't and have no interest in thinking about the level of… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
The way I write is very much without kind of a goal. I have something I'm interested in and then I decide… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“Do I have an original thought in my head? My bald head. Maybe if I were happier, my hair wouldn't be falling… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“KAUFMAN Sir, what if a writer is attempting to create a story where nothing much happens, where people don't change, they don't… — 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
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 think of myself as a guy who tries to write screenplays and now has tried to direct one. Anything more than… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
So when I write characters and situations and relationships, I try to sort of utilize what I know about the world, limited… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I think directing and writing are very different jobs. Obviously, directing is a more social and managerial job. The other thing about… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
As a writer, or as a filmmaker, you have to present yourself, and part of what yourself is is what you're interested… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
If I were doing somebody else's script or I adapted a book by Philip Roth, on set there could be a million… — 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
“Writing is a journey into the unknown. Say who you are, really say it in your life and in your work. Tell… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I think I've had pretty good experiences for the most part with the people who have directed my screenplays. It's more that… — 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
