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Quote by Charlie Kaufman
As a writer, or as a filmmaker, you have to present yourself, and

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

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When Im writing, Im 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 thats how life is lived, you know? – Charlie Kaufman

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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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Ive kind of come to the conclusion that what passes for realism in movies has nothing to do with reality and that my stuff is more realistic than that. – Charlie Kaufman

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During the Great Depression, when people laughed their worries disappeared. Audiences loved these funny men. I decided to become one. – Jerry Stiller

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