It occurred to me that every work of art is a synecdoche, there's no way around it. Every creative work that someone does can only represent an aspect of the whole of something. I can't think of an exception to that. Charlie Kaufman More Quotes by Charlie Kaufman More Quotes From Charlie Kaufman If you ever got me, you wouldn't have a clue what to do with me. Charlie Kaufman clue ifs I really don't have any solutions and I don't like movies that do. Charlie Kaufman solutions I can talk endlessly about characters, or why someone did this or that, and what that dynamic and interaction is. I really love it, and I think that actors really respond positively to the fact that I like to talk about that stuff, because I'm not sure that all directors do. Charlie Kaufman actors character thinking I wanted to deal with someone's idea of their relationship. Charlie Kaufman deals wanted ideas I'm old enough, by a long shot, to remember going to the library and spending days researching. If I was looking for a line from a poem or something else I needed, that would be the trip I would have to take. Charlie Kaufman library would-be long Sometimes I don't like the books that I'm reading. Charlie Kaufman reading sometimes book The only way to do something interesting is not care if you fail. Charlie Kaufman care way interesting Meet me in Montauk. Charlie Kaufman montauk Humans are incapable of securely storing high-quality cryptographic keys, and they have unacceptable speed and accuracy when performing cryptographic operations. (They are also large, expensive to maintain, difficult to manage, and they pollute the environment. It is astonishing that these devices continue to be manufactured and deployed. But they are sufficiently pervasive that we must design our protocols around their limitations.) Charlie Kaufman design quality keys I don't write genre stuff in any form. I'm not interested in it. I always try to do the opposite of that. Charlie Kaufman opposites writing trying I like actors - I used to be one. Charlie Kaufman used-to-be used actors I don't subscribe to anything. I sit there and I try to think about what seems honest to me. Charlie Kaufman honest trying thinking I've 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 kind stuff reality I do have some theatrical background. I've written plays and seen plays and read plays. But I also read novels. One thing I don't read is screenplays. Charlie Kaufman backgrounds novel play I graduated from college in 1980. Charlie Kaufman college I have a lot of health anxiety. Charlie Kaufman anxiety Seriously, I don't consider myself a writer. I don't think I have writing talent. But I will continue to do it. Charlie Kaufman talent writing thinking I have a tendency to hire people who tend to be unattractive to the studios. Maybe this is a bad idea. Charlie Kaufman unattractive people ideas I have ideas written down some places, but usually I can't find them. I'm not very organized. Charlie Kaufman written organized ideas I think I've had pretty good experiences for the most part with the people who have directed my screenplays. Charlie Kaufman screenplays people thinking
