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 it from a distance with clarity and tell it as a story. Because that's how life is lived, you know? Charlie Kaufman backchaosclarity share on social
I want to create situations that give people something to think about. Charlie Kaufman creategivepeople Change image and share on social
As a kid, I had a background in theater. Charlie Kaufman backgroundkidtheater Change image and share on social
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 more realistic than that. Charlie Kaufman conclusionhavekind Change image and share on social
I hate a movie that will end by telling you that the first thing you should do is learn to love yourself. That is so insulting and condescending, and so meaningless. My characters don't learn to love each other or themselves. Charlie Kaufman charactercondescendend share on social
My time on the set is the least of my involvement. Most of my time is in pre-production and post-production. Charlie Kaufman involvementpostpre Change image and share on social
I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process. Charlie Kaufman enjoyablehardprocess Change image and share on social
There's no way to approach anything in an objective way. We're completely subjective; our view of the world is completely controlled by who we are as human beings, as men or women, by our age, our history, our profession, by the state of the world. Charlie Kaufman ageapproachbeing share on social
