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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.

Charlie Kaufman

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Charlie Kaufman
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: November 1
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I graduated from college in 1980.
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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.
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I think everything I do is based on my experience in the world in one way or another.
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I think if something resonates, even if it's surreal, it's because it is relatable and I think that that's a core issue for me.
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I have a tendency to hire people who tend to be unattractive to the studios. Maybe this is a bad idea.
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I'm trying to tell a story and do it truthfully.
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Writing is a journey into the unknown.
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And so not only do you have to make that work, you can't really start putting the thing together in any form because some of the shots are very short and obviously many of them take so long, you're waiting months and months and months before you can see if it's going to be working emotionally.
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You're dealing with the body, and you're dealing with bodily functions. We romanticize everything about people in movies.
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You and I share the same DNA. Is there anything more lonely than that?
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When I found myself in that situation - that actors are like children, I tried to be successful. And when it worked and I figured out how to communicate that things were good - or at least okay - then I felt pleased.
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I like titles that are a little difficult, because it's kind of counterintuitive.
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I think there are things that aren't represented in movies that are a big part of everyone's life. We romanticize everything about people in movies. One of the things I don't like in movies is that people feel alone with their bodily functions in the real world, as if people in the movies don't do these things.
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If I were doing somebody else's script or I adapted a book by Philip Roth, on set there could be a million different interpretations of the material and people could argue with me. Certainly on Synecdoche, New York we had discussions and arguments, but I felt like I had authority because I'm a writer.
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There are things that aren't represented in movies that are a big part of everyone's life. This is a movie about health and about the body.
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The way I work is not the way that you work, and the whole point of any creative act is that. What I have to offer is me, what you have to offer is you, and if you offer yourself with authenticity and generosity I will be moved.
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Before you start production, you have characters you have created without actors in mind, then all of a sudden you've got actors. They bring an enormous amount in creating these characters, and creating the dynamics between the characters that you've written.
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I do have some theatrical background. I've written plays and seen plays and read plays. But I also read novels. One thing I don't read is screenplays.
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