Charlie Kaufman Quotes

“Meet me in Montauk…”

“Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating.”

“There are too many ideas and things and people. Too many directions to go. I was starting to believe the reason it matters to care passionately about something, is that it whittles the world down to a more manageable size.”

“We're all one thing, like cells in a body. 'Cept we can't see the body. The way fish can't see the ocean. And so we envy each other. Hurt each other. Hate each other. How silly is that? A heart cell hating a lung cell.”

“You and I share the same DNA.
Is there anything more lonely than that?”

“Sand is overrated. It's just tiny little rocks.”

“CLEMENTINE: This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon.
JOEL: I know.
CLEMENTINE: What do we do?
JOEL: Enjoy it.”

“Why do I fall in love with every woman I see that shows me the least bit of attention?”

“There are nearly thirteen million people in the world. None of those people is an extra. They're all the leads of their own stories. They have to be given their due.”

“Writing is a journey into the unknown.”

“If you ever got me, you wouldn't have a clue what to do with me.”

“Everything is more complicated than you think. You only see a tenth of what is true.”