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Charlie Kaufman Quotes

Charlie Kaufman quotes

American Writer November 1, 1958

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I studied acting at Boston University. I was in the theater department there. Somewhere in there I decided that wasn't what I was going to do and I went to the B.F.A. film program at N.Y.U. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "As a kid, I had a background in theater."
As a kid, I had a background in theater. Charlie Kaufman
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
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
The only honest and generous thing for me to do is to give people myself. That's all I've got as an artist, so I want to do that in an unflinching way. Charlie Kaufman
I'm old enough, by a long shot, to remember going to the library and spending days researching. If I was looking for a line from a poem or something else I needed, that would be the trip I would have to take. Charlie Kaufman
There are nearly thirteen million people in the world. None of those people is an extra. They're all the leads of their own stories. They have to be given their due. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually..."
I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "I have a tendency to hire people who tend to be unattractive..."
I have a tendency to hire people who tend to be unattractive to the studios. Maybe this is a bad idea. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "I don't subscribe to anything. I sit there and I try to think..."
I don't subscribe to anything. I sit there and I try to think about what seems honest to me. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating."
Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "I don't write genre stuff in any form. I'm not interested in..."
I don't write genre stuff in any form. I'm not interested in it. I always try to do the opposite of that. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "I'm in my mind a lot. I live there."
I'm in my mind a lot. I live there. Charlie Kaufman
We have the script, we have the actors, and we're trying to figure out what this is, and you don't know what it is. You have to be open to what it's going to become rather than have this thing that you're trying to get to, which is boring. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "I want to try it to see what it's like and see what my stuff..."
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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