Quote by Charlie Kaufman
I think you just assume that your memory is just sort of a video p

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

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I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun. – Charlie Kaufman

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I think generally Im kind of interested in subjective experience, what goes on inside someones head, that being all they really know of the world. – Charlie Kaufman

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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

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There are some things you only learn through experience. – Joe Namath

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We went with the St. Lawrence Experience, which is run by Joe Babbitt, who is a close friend now. We went out there for 10 days and we had the best week of our lives, and weve been going back since. Weve been back three times now. – Tom Felton

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