Top 62 Quotes by Charlie Kaufman

About Charlie Kaufman

These are some quotes by American author Charlie Kaufman Writer, who was born on November 1, 1958.

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.

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

I'm trying to tell a story and do it truthfully.

I'm trying to tell a story and do it truthfully.

Charlie Kaufman

I want to create situations that give people something to think about.

I want to create situations that give people something to think about.

Charlie Kaufman

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

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

Charlie Kaufman

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.

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

Everything I've written is personal - it's the only way I know how to write.

Everything I've written is personal - it's the only way I know how to write.

Charlie Kaufman

I like actors - I used to be one.

I like actors - I used to be one.

Charlie Kaufman

The way I write is very much without kind of a goal. I have something I'm interested in and then I decide I'm going to explore it. I don't know where the characters are going to go, I don't know what the movie is going to do or what the screenplay is going to do. For me, that's the way to keep it alive.

Charlie Kaufman

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.

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

I tend to not only read reviews, but also every little stupid thing online. It's a very bad idea, and there's a lot of angry people in the world. And it's weird to absorb all that weirdness.

I tend to not only read reviews, but also every little stupid thing online. It's a very bad idea, and there's a lot of angry people in the world. And it's weird to absorb all that weirdness.

Charlie Kaufman

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