Charlie Kaufman Quotes
I don't write genre stuff in any form. I'm not interested in it. I always try to do the opposite of that.
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I still study dance, and it's definitely something I want to incorporate in the future. It's always been my first love.
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I love my work but do not know how I write it.
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I've pretty much behaved like a knucklehead my entire life.
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On 'Paranormal Activity,' it worked to my advantage not to have much of a crew, but on a bigger movie, where you have to work with a larger group of people who basically become your second family for a few months, it can be a great experience. Even though all of my projects are small scale compared to most Hollywood productions.
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All art is exorcism. I paint dreams and visions too; the dreams and visions of my time. Painting is the effort to produce order; order in yourself. There is much chaos in me, much chaos in our time.
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One of the greatest gifts I've ever gotten is my daughter.
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But one of the things I learned is that when you fight for something you believe in and you tell the truth and you do your best, you can always hold your head up high and no one can take that away from you.
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I get along with guys; most of my friends are guys. It's easier to trust men sometimes. I only have a few close girlfriends that I trust.
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Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end.
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Clark Gable seemed fascinating all his life because there wasn't so much information about him. Today, you're on television all the time.
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I'm doing what I do for the right reasons. I love the music that I make.
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Instead of abandoning competition and giving banks protected monopolies once again, the public would be better served by making it easier to close banks when they get into trouble. Instead of making banking boring, let us make it a normal industry, susceptible to destruction in the face of creativity.
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I love biographies. I read Patti Smith's 'Just Kids.' I'm into that time frame in New York, the '70s and '80s. In art school, I read 'Close to the Knives,' the autobiography of the artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz.
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A man who goes forth to take the life of another whom he does not know must believe one thing only - that by his act he will change the course of history.
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Television is so dictated by time constraints that you have to make quick decisions and go with them.
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Maintenance is terribly important.
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Sucking up to a director means you are unsure of your talents. I'm not.
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Since government supposedly can do whatever it sets out to do, the president should sign an executive order outlawing death. However, as with all other laws, Congress should be exempt.
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If this person slept with your girlfriend, she would never be attractive to you again.
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I know, when I look into the eyes of my own children, the look of wonder when I speak of life back in the '60s. That's why the Rolling Stones are such a hit even in their 60s, why Dennis Hopper is so compelling, even when he's making pitches for something unhip as long-term financial planning.
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We invest very heavily in the employees. We get the return, and the employee gets the return if they stay with us for a while. So, we focus on people that will commit to us for the long run.
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Steve Jobs was never going to let Flash on any Apple product again like that after in 1997 - he's got a long memory - they said no and Bill Gates said yes.
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My idea is that artists should make their music available for free, and fans should only pay for it if they really like it.
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I don't write genre stuff in any form. I'm not interested in it. I always try to do the opposite of that.
