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I try to make things interesting and thought-provoking.

~Charlie Kaufman

Topics: Interesting Make Things Try

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I think of myself as a guy who tries to write screenplays and now has tried to direct one. Anything more than that is meaningless and it gets in the way of being a real human being.

~Charlie Kaufman

Topics: Anything Being Direct Gets Guy Human Human Being Meaningless More Myself Now Real Screenplays Than Think Tried Tries Way Who Write I Think

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

~Charlie Kaufman

Topics: Books Like Reading Sometimes

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

~Charlie Kaufman

Topics: Extreme Extreme Sports Just Life Live Quiet Quiet Life Something Sports

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

~Charlie Kaufman

Topics: Directed Experiences Good Had Most Part People Pretty Pretty Good Screenplays Think Who I Think

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I like actors - I used to be one.

~Charlie Kaufman

Topics: Actor Like Used

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As a kid, I had a background in theater.

~Charlie Kaufman

Topics: Background Had Kid Theater

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I'm in my mind a lot. I live there.

~Charlie Kaufman

Topics: Live Lot Mind

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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.

~Charlie Kaufman

Topics: Actor Amount Before Between Bring Characters Created Creating Dynamics Enormous Got Mind Production Start Sudden Then Without Written You

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

~Charlie Kaufman

Topics: Feel Keep Keep Moving Like Moving Personal Toward Want I Feel I Feel Like

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: November 1st, 1958

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