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Charlie Kaufman Quotes

Charlie Kaufman quotes about people

American Writer November 1, 1958

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I think that people have expectations of themselves and other people that are based on these fictions that are presented to them as the way human life and relationships could be, in some sort of weird, ideal world, but they never are. So you're constantly being shown this garbage and you can't get there. Charlie Kaufman
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
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
I know that as a very young child, I was afraid of death. Many children become aware of the notion of death early and it can be a very troubling thing. We're all in this continuum: I'm this age now, and if I live long enough I'll be that age. I was 20 once, I was 10, I was 4. People who are 20 now will be 50 one day. They don't know that! They know it in the abstract, but they don't know it. I'd like them to know it, because I think it gives you compassion. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "I think I've had pretty good experiences for the most part..."
I think I've had pretty good experiences for the most part with the people who have directed my 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. 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
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
If you create something that is asking for people to respond as they're going to respond, you have to allow them to respond as they're going to respond. Some of the people are going to be uninterested and some people are going to be mad for some reason, which is their business. That's just the way the world is. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "I actually think I'm probably more interested in structure..."
I actually think I'm probably more interested in structure than most people who write screenplays, because I think about it. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "I want to create situations that give people something to..."
I want to create situations that give people something to think about. 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
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 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

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