243 Quotes by Charlie Kaufman

There’s a point I can get to where I start writing character and then through the dialogue, after all of this preparation, the thing starts to feel like it’s a character developing through the dialogue. A lot of character traits do come from writing dialogue, but I have to be ready to do it.

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

I don’t think I’ve had a lonely moment in my life.

There is truth and there are lies, and art always tells the truth, even when it’s lying.

If I read something somebody wrote 300 years ago, and it’s me, what I’m going through now in my head, it sends chills down my spine, and I feel like that’s what I want to be able to offer – that if I offer myself, there’s a chance somebody else will feel connected.

I have ideas written down some places, but usually I can’t find them. I’m not very organized.

I’m trying to tell a story and do it truthfully.

I’m interested in art, and I think about the process of making art. It’s part of my personality, my experience of the world, so it ends up in the movies. It’s where my head is.

I don’t think screenwriting is therapeutic. It’s actually really, really hard for me. It’s not an enjoyable process.