Directing is a more pragmatic experience, where you have to deal with the restrictions of time and money that force you to make certain decisions you dont have to make when youre writing. – Charlie Kaufman
I wanted to deal with someones idea of their relationship. – Charlie Kaufman
As a writer, or as a filmmaker, you have to present yourself, and part of what yourself is is what youre interested in, or what you think is funny, or what you think is sad, or what you think is horrible. – Charlie Kaufman
I think you just assume that your memory is just sort of a video playback of your experience, but its nothing like that at all. Its a complete refabrication of an event and a lot of it is made up, because youre filling in spaces. – Charlie Kaufman