Charlie Kaufman

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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.

From Charlie Kaufman

I'm interested in trying to explore what I think is the truth at a given time in my life, and part of the process of being honest is - in my mind - talking about the idea that you're watching a movie. You're sitting here watching a movie. And I like that. It appeals to me intellectually, and also in a way I can't even explain.

From Charlie Kaufman

I wanted to deal with someone's idea of their relationship.

From 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.

From 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.

From Charlie Kaufman

I really don't have any solutions and I don't like movies that do.

From Charlie Kaufman

I want to create situations that give people something to think about.

From Charlie Kaufman

I try to make things interesting and thought-provoking.

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I think I've had pretty good experiences for the most part with the people who have directed my screenplays.

From 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.

From Charlie Kaufman

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