Charlie Kaufman (I'm Thinking of Ending Things)

Charlie Kaufman's new film I'm Thinking of Ending Things returns to two of his most familiar subjects: the struggle to communicate clearly, and the failures of memory."Obviously, we live in memory, and it's essential to our sense of self — to our understanding of the world and our understanding of ourselves — and it is elusive and it is inaccurate," he says.But Kaufman explains how inaccuracies in memory can help us create new ideas.The writer of Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, who wrote and directed Synecdoche, New York and Anomalisa, also explains why he doesn't have a writing routine, and discusses his directorial decisions on I'm Thinking of Ending Things.He also talks, at length, about the value of long walks, while carrying a notebook, and walking in Los Angeles vs. New York.Charlie Kaufman and managing editor Caleb Hammond also discuss the last time they fell down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.