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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.

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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I think everything I do is based on my experience in the world in one way or another.
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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.
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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 if I've worked anything through with screenwriting it's that I'm not going to be able to work anything through.
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Every day of your life, you have information that enters your head, and that information informs your understanding of things, or shifts it, or changes it, or deepens it, or confuses you. Every day, every moment of every day - it's like this thing that happens.
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I have a personality that tends to be somewhat compulsive, and I do tend to think in a circular way. I dwell on the same things over and over and I try to figure out different ways of looking at the same issue.
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Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating.
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I have a background in theater, so I have experience with actors. I like actors - I used to be one.
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I tend to not only read reviews, but also every little stupid thing online. It's a very bad idea, and there's a lot of angry people in the world. And it's weird to absorb all that weirdness.
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Yeah, once we decided to use that replacement animation, and the seams are a function of that animation, and other movies paint those out, we decided we wanted to keep the presence of the animation and the type of animation that it was rather than make it look polished. It created a kind of vulnerability, I think.
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I don't write genre stuff in any form. I'm not interested in it. I always try to do the opposite of that.
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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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Sand is overrated. It's just tiny little rocks.
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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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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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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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I like titles that are a little difficult, because it's kind of counterintuitive.
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I try to make things interesting and thought-provoking.
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I want to do my own thing, and I'm trying to get closer to realizing that as a filmmaker.
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