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Charlie Kaufman

Charlie Kaufman

American Writer

Born: Nov 19, 1958

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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

My time on the set is the least of my involvement. Most of my time is in pre-production and post-production. Charlie Kaufman

Time Post-Production My Time Most Involvement Least Pre-Production Set

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

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I'm not into extreme sports or something. I just live a quiet life. Charlie Kaufman

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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

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There's this inherent screenplay structure that everyone seems to be stuck on, this three-act thing. It doesn't really interest me. To me, it's kind of like saying, 'Well, when you do a painting, you always need to have sky here, the person here and the ground here.' Well, you don't. Charlie Kaufman

I want to try it to see what it's like and see what my stuff looks like when I take it from inception to completion. Charlie Kaufman

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I like titles that are a little difficult, because it's kind of counterintuitive. Charlie Kaufman

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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

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

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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

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I was trying to figure out what a memory feels like. Charlie Kaufman

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

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I try to make things interesting and thought-provoking. Charlie Kaufman

Try Make Interesting Things

I like actors - I used to be one. Charlie Kaufman

Like Used Actor

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

There's theater in life, obviously, and there's life in theater. Charlie Kaufman

Life Obviously Theater

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

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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

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

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

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