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Than Quotes by Charlie Kaufman
- When I'm writing, I'm trying to immerse myself in the chaos of an emotional experience, rather than separate myself from it and look back at…
- I've kind of come to the conclusion that what passes for realism in movies has nothing to do with reality and that my stuff is…
- I actually think I'm probably more interested in structure than most people who write screenplays, because I think about it.
- I think of myself as a guy who tries to write screenplays and now has tried to direct one. Anything more than that is meaningless…
- In a lot of movies, especially big studio ones, they're not constructed in any other way than to get people to like them and then…
More Than Quotes
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- Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
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- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was. — J. J. Abrams
- Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. — Aristophanes
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle