Video Interview: Charles Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York)

In this WGA sponsored “Angle On” interview, screenwriter and now director Charlie Kaufman discusses his latest movie Synecdoche, New York.

Kaufman’s screenwriting credits include Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) for which Kaufman won an Academy Award (Best Writing, Original Screenplay) in 2005.

In this 6-minute interview, Kaufman talks about if directing a movie has affected his creative approach (“I don’t want to incorporate that in my writing”), how being “truthful” necessarily involves incorporating “revelations” a writer discerns in the writing process, and how writers should always strive to “find their voice,” a task Kaufman admits is an ongoing process for him as well.