American - Writer | November 19, 1958 -
I try to make things interesting and thought-provoking.
Charlie Kaufman
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Sometimes I don't like the books that I'm reading.
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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 like actors - I used to be one.
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As a kid, I had a background in theater.
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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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I'm in my mind a lot. I live there.
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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 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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There's this inherent screenplay structure that everyone seems to be stuck on, this three-act thing. It doesn't really interest me. To me, it's kind of like saying, 'Well, when you do a painting, you always need to have sky here, the person here and the ground here.' Well, you don't.
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I actually think I'm probably more interested in structure than most people who write screenplays, because I think about it.
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I have a lot of health anxiety.
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