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I actually think I'm probably ...

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

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

I do throw out a lot of ideas,...

I do throw out a lot of ideas, and I forget completely about them.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

I don't think screenwriting is...

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

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

I feel like I want to keep mov...

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

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

I graduated from college in 19...

I graduated from college in 1980.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

I have a lot of health anxiety...

I have a lot of health anxiety.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

I have a tendency to hire peop...

I have a tendency to hire people who tend to be unattractive to the studios. Maybe this is a bad idea.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

I have ideas written down some...

I have ideas written down some places, but usually I can't find them. I'm not very organized.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

I think I've had pretty good e...

I think I've had pretty good experiences for the most part with the people who have directed my screenplays.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

I think if something resonates...

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 152 quotes

I've had to deal, a lot, with ...

I've had to deal, a lot, with my own sense of intimidation at meeting famous people - especially actors, but really any famous people.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

As a writer, or as a filmmaker...

As a writer, or as a filmmaker, you have to present yourself, and part of what yourself is is what you're interested in, or what you think is funny, or what you think is sad, or what you think is horrible.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

We try to organize the world, ...

We try to organize the world, which isn't organized the way our brains want to organize it. 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.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

Before you start production, y...

Before you start production, you have characters you have created without actors in mind, then all of a sudden you've got actors. They bring an enormous amount in creating these characters, and creating the dynamics between the characters that you've written.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

Directing is a more pragmatic ...

Directing is a more pragmatic experience, where you have to deal with the restrictions of time and money that force you to make certain decisions you don't have to make when you're writing.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

I do have some theatrical back...

I do have some theatrical background. I've written plays and seen plays and read plays. But I also read novels. One thing I don't read is screenplays.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

I think of myself as a guy who...

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 and it gets in the way of being a real human being.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

I'm not a celebrity. I'm inten...

I'm not a celebrity. I'm intentionally and defiantly not a celebrity. I don't have any interest in it. I don't have any talent for it. I keep my personal life out of my public life as cleanly as I can.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

In a lot of movies, especially...

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 tell their friends. It's a product.

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

Why do I fall in love with eve...

Why do I fall in love with every woman I see that shows me the least bit of attention?

Charlie Kaufman 152 quotes

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