“I try to make things interesting and thought-provoking.” TryingInterestingThought ProvokingProvoking Author:Charlie Kaufman
“The only honest and generous thing for me to do is to give people myself. That's all I've got as an artist, so I want to do that in an unflinching way.” PeopleWayWantGivingArtistHonestGenerous Author:Charlie Kaufman
“When I'm writing, I'm trying to immerse myself in the chaos of an emotional experience, rather than separate myself from it and look back at it from a distance with clarity and tell it as a story. Because that's how life is lived, you know?” KnowsWritingTryingLooksStoriesLife IsEmotionalDistanceChaosClarity Author:Charlie Kaufman
“If you create something that is asking for people to respond as they're going to respond, you have to allow them to respond as they're going to respond. Some of the people are going to be uninterested and some people are going to be mad for some reason, which is their business. That's just the way the world is.” PeopleIfsWorldWayReasonAskingMadUninterested Author:Charlie Kaufman
“I'm old enough, by a long shot, to remember going to the library and spending days researching. If I was looking for a line from a poem or something else I needed, that would be the trip I would have to take.” IfsLongEnoughWould BeRememberLinesNeededShotsLibrarySpendingLong Shots Author:Charlie Kaufman
“Life is too short to make just one decision, Music's too loud for just one station, Love is too big for just one nation, AND GOD IS TOO BIG FOR JUST ONE RELIGION...” BigsLife IsNationsDecisionLove IsMusic IsLoudJust OneStationsToo ShortLife Is Too Short Author:Michael Franti