Daily Nourishment for March 5, 2024: Reflecting the World in Our Work with Charlie Kaufman
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 40 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 14 minutes
“Our work is to reflect the world.”
—Charlie Kaufman
Pause.
Take six deep breaths with a six-count inhale and a six-count exhale. Then listen to “I Shall Not Walk Alone” by The Blind Boys of Alabama.
Prompt.
Read the quotes below from a speech Charlie Kaufman gave last year.
“We are trained to do the bidding of people who are motivated not by curiosity but by protecting their jobs.”
”Our work is to reflect the world, say what is true in the face of so much lying.”
”I do know that art means nothing if it simply decorates the dinner table of the power which holds it hostage.” (Adrienne Rich)
”The world is a mess. The world is beautiful. The world is impossibly complicated. And we have the opportunity to explore that.”
”Be nervous. Be vulnerable. Just make your story honest and tell it.”
Practice.
At the end of the speech quoted above, Kaufman expressed gratitude for the opportunity to reflect on screenwriters' work and why it's important.
I invite you to reflect on your writing and why it’s important. Set a timer for seven minutes and journal or take notes on the importance of your writing and work.
Want More?
Watch Charlie Kaufman’s entire speech here. (It starts at around the 3:52 mark.)
Today’s Daily Nourishment was provided by Charlotte Donlon.
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