Charlie Kaufman Quotes
I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.
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I want to play interesting women.
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News has become entertainment. Once that happens, a whole series of horrific events start to happen, whether it's the lack of dissemination of something that can inform you or something that actually negatively impacts society.
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Never cry over spilt milk, because it may have been poisoned.
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I've learned the importance of loving what you do. I have also learned more patience due to the nature of the music business.
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Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.
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I was always quite good with accents - I always had quite a good ear - so from the age of about 13, I used to do a lot of voiceover and dubbing for foreign films.
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Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round.
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No nation has embraced Total Quality Management, e-commerce and e-government with greater enthusiasm than Dubai. Such innovations have given Dubai a competitive edge and an accelerated growth rate that few could match.
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You can tell when someone is driven by labels. If something is couture, they think it's important and wear it and sometimes make a terrible fashion mistake. People are shocked that I know so little about designers.
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I've always written about animals. I'm still trying to process why that is.
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When I'm depressed, I definitely comfort eat, but I also eat when I'm happy. The only time I don't eat is if I am terribly nervous.
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We get a lot of raps as Americans for being small-minded, but in fact, when you really drill down to the core of the culture, there's an enormous amount of compassion and forgiveness and support.
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It's cool having a little bit of money to do your thing.
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Rather than hearing from the city council president, you'd hear from sources all across the country.
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We're still in a recession. We're not gonna be out of it for a while, but we will get out.
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I put castor oil in my eyebrows. And I also tint my eyebrows when I get them cleaned up. That way, I don't have to be constantly filling them in, because I'm lazy.
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In working with top leaders and thought philosophers of our time, I will tell you that among their secrets of success is a regular practice of acknowledging and appreciating what they have. It can offer an oracle into the future because it not only tells you where you are, but it also helps clarify where you want to go in life.
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We can fight the War on Terrorism in other places around the world or we can fight it here in America. The right choice is to fight those terrorists where they are.
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I love you who listen to me and my good paper which is left at the end of my game.
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Obviously, virtual reality is where I've placed my bet about the future and where the excitement is going. At this point, I could say it's almost a lock. It's going to be magical - it is magical - and great things are coming from that. Along the way, I was focused on the first-person shooters. I said we should go do something on mobile.
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I'm trying to think of all the reasons that are appropriate for me to refuse to answer that question.
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But you know, really, if you think about it Roger and I and all critics really have one absolute essential part of our credentials and that is that you believe that that is actually what we think.
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I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.
