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I think if I've worked anything through with screenwriting it's that I'm not going to be able to work anything through.
Charlie Kaufman
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Charlie Kaufman
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: November 1
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We're all one thing, like cells in a body. 'Cept we can't see the body. The way fish can't see the ocean. And so we envy each other. Hurt each other. Hate each other. How silly is that? A heart cell hating a lung cell.
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Do not simplify. Do not worry about failure. Failure is a badge of honour. It means you risked failure.
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My time on the set is the least of my involvement. Most of my time is in pre-production and post-production.
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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.
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I think I've had pretty good experiences for the most part with the people who have directed my screenplays.
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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.
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