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.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a director's passion for discussing character dynamics, highlighting the importance of communication in filmmaking.
Charlie Kaufman emphasizes the significance of in-depth conversations about characters and their interactions in the creative process of filmmaking. His love for these discussions not only enhances his understanding as a director but also fosters a positive connection with the actors, suggesting that open dialogue is crucial for artistic collaboration.
In practice
This quote can be used in a film school setting to inspire students about the importance of understanding character dynamics.
When I'm writing, I'm 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 that's how life is lived, you know?
I think if I've worked anything through with screenwriting it's that I'm not going to be able to work anything through.
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There's no way to approach anything in an objective way. We're completely subjective; our view of the world is completely controlled by who we are as human beings, as men or women, by our age, our history, our profession, by the state of the world.
We try to organize the world, which isn't organized the way our brains want to organize it. We tell stories about the people in our lives, we project ideas onto them. We project relationships with people, we make our lives into stories. I don't think we can avoid doing that.
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.
Theatre has to be theatrical. It has to draw attention to itself, like poetry.
Sometimes I wish that just solving the plot problems was enough. And then elves would go and do all the actual work moving the words around.
Everything can be going well, but if I'm not writing, I'm not happy. When I'm writing well, I'm like a different person.
The job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer.
Writing makes you feel that there is a reason to go on living. If I couldn't write, I would stop breathing.
Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it becomes your friend for life.
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