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…

— 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…

— 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.

— Charlie Kaufman

I spend a lot of time in preproduction working with authors, and a lot of time in postproduction.: editing, music, all that…

— 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,…

— Charlie Kaufman

Sand is overrated. It's just tiny little rocks.

— Charlie Kaufman

Directing is a more pragmatic experience, where you have to deal with the restrictions of time and money that force you to…

— Charlie Kaufman

I feel like I want to keep moving toward idiosyncracy. Personal, personal, personal.

— Charlie Kaufman

I actually think I'm probably more interested in structure than most people who write screenplays, because I think about it.

— Charlie Kaufman

Yeah, once we decided to use that replacement animation, and the seams are a function of that animation, and other movies paint…

— Charlie Kaufman

I just try to be honest, because I think that's part of my job description as a writer.

— Charlie Kaufman

I love working with actors. I love visual things. I always intended to be a writer who directs and a director who…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Charlie Kaufman

“You realize you're not special, you've slowly slipped into existence and now you're slowly making your way out of it.”

— Charlie Kaufman

I tend to not only read reviews, but also every little stupid thing online. It's a very bad idea, and there's a…

— Charlie Kaufman

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

She was nice. Nice is good.

— Charlie Kaufman

I'm in my mind a lot. I live there.

— Charlie Kaufman

I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.

— Charlie Kaufman

We have the script, we have the actors, and we're trying to figure out what this is, and you don't know what…

— Charlie Kaufman

If you create something that is asking for people to respond as they're going to respond, you have to allow them to…

— Charlie Kaufman

I do have, at different times, a certain kind of self-consciousness in the world, an insecurity.

— Charlie Kaufman

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