English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:
Charlie Kaufman Quotes

Charlie Kaufman quotes

American Writer November 1, 1958

Cite this Page: Citation

Quotes

Charlie Kaufman quote: "I feel like I want to keep moving toward idiosyncracy...."
I feel like I want to keep moving toward idiosyncracy. Personal, personal, personal. Charlie Kaufman
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
Charlie Kaufman quote: "I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday..."
I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun. Charlie Kaufman
Why didn't I go in? I'm such a chicken. I'm such an idiot. I should have kissed her. I've blown it. I should just go and knock on her door and just kiss her. It would be romantic. It would be something we could someday tell our kids. I'm gonna do that right now.[drives away] Charlie Kaufman
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
We're all one thing, like cells in a body. 'Cept we can't see the body. The way fish can't see the ocean. And so we envy each other. Hurt each other. Hate each other. How silly is that? A heart cell hating a lung cell. 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. Charlie Kaufman
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
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
Charlie Kaufman quote: "I was trying to figure out what a memory feels like."
I was trying to figure out what a memory feels like. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "CLAIREI used to be a baby! CADAN I'm sorry."
CLAIREI used to be a baby! CADAN I'm sorry. Charlie Kaufman
I think generally I'm kind of interested in subjective experience, what goes on inside someone's head, that being all they really know of the world. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "I graduated from college in 1980."
I graduated from college in 1980. Charlie Kaufman
There are too many ideas and things and people. Too many directions to go. I was starting to believe the reason it matters to care passionately about something, is that it whittles the world down to a more manageable size. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "My time on the set is the least of my involvement. Most of my..."
My time on the set is the least of my involvement. Most of my time is in pre-production and post-production. Charlie Kaufman

Popular Author

Related Authors