Charlie Kaufman Quotes
I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.
Quotes to Explore
-
I want to play interesting women.
-
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.
-
Never cry over spilt milk, because it may have been poisoned.
-
I've learned the importance of loving what you do. I have also learned more patience due to the nature of the music business.
-
Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.
-
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.
-
Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round.
-
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.
-
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.
-
I've always written about animals. I'm still trying to process why that is.
-
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.
-
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.
-
It's cool having a little bit of money to do your thing.
-
Rather than hearing from the city council president, you'd hear from sources all across the country.
-
We're still in a recession. We're not gonna be out of it for a while, but we will get out.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself.
-
All four of the actors in 'You're the Worst,' we all have strong theater backgrounds. We all play off of each other in that way that you would in theater. You kind of are up for anything out of the blue happening and getting it on film, you know? We're all just open to playing.
-
Sometimes, a concept is needed to spark myself and the vocalist; sometimes a concept isn't necessary for that spark. It all depends on the moment, because I don't want to be that dude that every album has to be this story or that story.
-
I grew up listening to a lot of Snoop Dogg and the Wu-Tang Clan. Actually, I was a huge Wu-Tang fan.
-
grief is an illness I can't recover from.
-
I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.
