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Charlie Kaufman Quotes

Total quotes: 18
“You don't know how lucky you are being a monkey. Because consciousness is a terrible curse. I think. I feel. I suffer. And all I ask in return is the opportunity to do my work. And they won't allow it... because I raise issues.”
— Craig Schwartz, Being John Malkovich
Tagged: Lucky, Monkey, Consciousness, Curse, Suffer
“You're 32 years old, and you've achieved nothing. Jesus Christ was dead and alive again by 33. You better get crackin'.”
— CIA Agent Jim Byrd, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Tagged: Jesus Christ, Failure to Launch
“Your brain is wired to turn emotional states into movies, your dreams are very well written”
— Charlie Kaufman, Charlie Kaufman | Screenwriters' Lecture
Tagged: Dreams, Movies
“Meet me... In Montauk.”
— Clementine Kruczynski, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Famous Movie Lines
“Clementine: 'What are you, NUTS?'

Joel: 'It's been suggested.'”
— Clementine Kruczynski, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: crazy, Suggested
“My embarrassing admission is I really like that you're nice, right now.”
— Clementine Kruczynski, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Nice, Love
“Please let me keep this memory, just this one.”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Memory
“I don't need nice. I don't need myself to be it, and I don't need anybody else to be it at me.”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Woman, Nice
“Joel: 'I can't remember anything without you.'

Clementine: 'Aw, that's... very sweet. But try.'”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: remember, Without You
“Are we like those bored couples you feel sorry for in restaurants? Are we the dining dead? I can't stand the idea of us being a couple people think that about.”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Boring, Couples
“Joel: 'I had a really nice time last night.'

Clementine: 'Nice?'

Joel: 'I had the best fucking night of my entire fucking life, last night!'

Clementine: 'Thaaaat's better!'”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Time Of My Life, Last Night
“Patrick: 'Baby, whats wrong?'

Clementine: 'I don't know! I DON'T KNOW! I'm lost! I'm scared! I feel like I'm disappearing! MY SKIN'S COMING OFF! I'M GETTING OLD! Nothing makes any sense to me! NOTHING MAKES ANY SENSE!'”
— Clementine Kruczynski, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: lost, Disappearing, Nothing
“Too many guys think I'm a concept, or I complete them, or I'm gonna make them alive. But I'm just a fucked-up girl who's lookin' for my own peace of mind; don't assign me yours.”
— Clementine Kruczynski, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Woman, Concept
“What a loss to spend that much time with someone, only to find out that she's a stranger.”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Loss, Stranger
“Adults are, like, this mess of sadness and phobias.”
— Mary Svevo, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Adulthood, Sadness
“Joel: 'I can't see anything that I don't like about you.'

Clementine: 'But you will! But you will. You know, you will think of things. And I'll get bored with you and feel trapped because that's what happens with me.'

Joel: 'Okay.'

Clementine: 'Okay.'”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Love, trapped
“Why do I fall in love with every woman I see who shows me the least bit of attention?”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Falling In Love, Attention
“Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating.”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: talk, Communication
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