Charlie Kaufman Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I actually think I'm probably more interested in structure than most people who write screenplays, because I think about it.”

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

“I was trying to figure out what a memory feels like.”

“I'm not into extreme sports or something. I just live a quiet life.”

“I've had to deal, a lot, with my own sense of intimidation at meeting famous people - especially actors, but really any famous people.”

“Sometimes I don't like the books that I'm reading.”

“It occurred to me that every work of art is a synecdoche, there's no way around it. Every creative work that someone does can only represent an aspect of the whole of something. I can't think of an exception to that.”

“I feel like I want to keep moving toward idiosyncracy. Personal, personal, personal.”

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

“I can talk endlessly about characters, or why someone did this or that, and what that dynamic and interaction is. I really love it, and I think that actors really respond positively to the fact that I like to talk about that stuff, because I'm not sure that all directors do.”