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Charlie Kaufman Quotes

Charlie Kaufman quotes about writing

American Writer November 1, 1958

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Say who you are, really say it in your life and in your work. Tell someone out there who is lost, someone not yet born, someone who won’t be born for 500 years. Your writing will be a record of your time. It can’t help but be that. But more importantly, if you’re honest about who you are, you’ll help that person be less lonely in their world because that person will recognise him or herself in you and that will give them hope. Charlie Kaufman
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
So when I write characters and situations and relationships, I try to sort of utilize what I know about the world, limited as it is, and what I hear from my friends and see with my relatives. Charlie Kaufman
To begin... To begin... How to start? I'm hungry. I should get coffee. Coffee would help me think. Maybe I should write something first, then reward myself with coffee. Coffee and a muffin. Okay, so I need to establish the themes. Maybe a banana-nut. That's a good muffin. Charlie Kaufman
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
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 think of myself as a guy who tries to write screenplays and now has tried to direct one. Anything more than that is meaningless and it gets in the way of being a real human being. 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: "Everything I've written is personal - it's the only way I know..."
Everything I've written is personal - it's the only way I know how to write. Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman quote: "Writing is a journey into the unknown."
Writing is a journey into the unknown. 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

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