Charlie Kaufman Quotes

My interviewing style and my approach to things is that, yes, it's okay to be sincere; it's okay to be yourself; it's okay to be real.

I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.

If you really want to flex, you have to be real.

I'm not trying to be something that I'm not. I'm just trying to be myself and talk about what I know, and admit what I don't know.

I promise you, I'm fake sometimes, but other times I'm like, dude sit down.

Humility is truth.

When I'm onstage they know I'm honest, and I try to be as humble as I can.

The best way to impress a woman is to be the most honest you can.

I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.

I'd rather tell you how I really feel.

Honesty is about the scars. It's about the blemishes. But it's more than just bragging about failure, which could be a form of ego. It's about truly helping people.

I think I've learned that if you want to be successful, you have to tell your story honestly and from your heart - and I think a healthy sense of humor doesn't hurt either.

Without feeling abashed by my ignorance, I confess that I am absolutely unable to say. In the absence of an appearance of learning, my answer has at least one merit, that of perfect sincerity.

I think you have to be yourself, and you have to be real and you have to admit what you don't know, and talk about what you do know, and talk about what you don't know as long as you say you don't know it.

I'm not going to pretend I'm some saint, because I'm not.

I am not good at first or second impressions, and you have to spend some time with me to know me. Also, I don't want to put my best foot forward and prove something, as that is not me. I would rather be me and have you like me for who I am, instead of being someone else.

You just make yourself available to be full of love. And to be truthful and honest, 100 percent.

I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.

Almost any difficulty will move in the face of honesty. When I am honest I never feel stupid. And when I am honest I am automatically humble.

Some people have a persona that they bring, and I can't do that. It's just me that you get, I'm afraid.

When you're true to yourself - not the audience that reads about me in the newspaper or sees a clip someplace, but the audience that actually comes and watches, just like Oprah - they get to know you and they sense something genuine.

As a fan, I connect with realness. Whether it's strong or vulnerable, if it's real, I can connect with it.

I don't want to fake anybody out and make them think I'm a great actress.

I just try to show up and be relaxed and present and honest. And that's my only trick. And sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. Honestly, sometimes it really doesn't work.

As for the kind of writer I am? I am who I don't pretend to be.