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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 do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun. – 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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When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The funny thing is that human rights activists and Mr. Bush can never be situated in the same group. – Shirin Ebadi

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For some reason and I dont know why, but I dont think that Im funny in California. So I always want to do my movies east somewhere. – Kevin James

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You need to be silly to be funny. – William Shatner

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Its funny – I read that women look to chiseled-faced guys for one-night stands, and to round-faced guys for marriage. When Im rounder in the face, I like to say, This is my long-term look. Or This is my wife-and-kids look right here. – Garrett Hedlund

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