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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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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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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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Ive had to deal, a lot, with my own sense of intimidation at meeting famous people – especially actors, but really any famous people. – Charlie Kaufman

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With Portlandia, I dont think our intention is always to find something funny. Sometimes the humor comes from taking something really seriously. Were okay with making somebody feel uncomfortable or uneasy. – Carrie Brownstein

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Scream was great for what it was. For a horror film, it was intelligent, it was funny, it took a laugh at itself. – Neve Campbell

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