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Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater
American Director
Born: Jul 30, 1960
Film Me People Time World You
Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen
Everyone is encouraged to see their lives, the world through the eyes of the rich. Richard Linklater
Eyes World Rich Everyone See Through Encouraged Lives
Yes, but Hollywood is the strangest place in that they'll torpedo their own film to prove an emotional point. Richard Linklater
Own Point Emotional Prove Yes Place Hollywood Strangest Film
I did The Newton Boys and during the whole process of making the film, I may have spent a week in Los Angeles. Richard Linklater
Spent Angeles Week Boy Making Los Los Angeles Did May Process Newton Whole Film
It's disappointing to see films become pure entertainment, so that it's not an art form. Richard Linklater
Art Entertainment Pure Become Films See Disappointing Art Form Form
I worked offshore as an oil worker for a couple of years. Richard Linklater
Couple Years Offshore Oil Worked Worker
I want to make a film about a factory worker. Richard Linklater
About Factory Factory Worker Make Want Worker Film
Hollywood has a way of sucking the world's talent to it. Richard Linklater
World Way Talent Hollywood Sucking
The worst thing is that you used to be able to show interesting films on campuses. Those places are all gone. Richard Linklater
You Gone Films Those Worst Worst Thing Able Places Interesting Used Show Thing
Filmmakers are going to make films, just like painters are going to paint. Richard Linklater
Films Like Make Going Just Paint Painters Filmmakers
I do find myself at the moment, due to the success of School of Rock, to be on people's radar a little. Richard Linklater
Success Myself People School Find Rock Due Little Radar Moment
Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size. Richard Linklater
You Whatever Tell Size Want Story Right
'The Newton Boys' was the one time I've made a film with really active characters who weren't at all self-reflexive and just plowed through their lives. There's a part of everyone that's like that. We have a biological imperative to keep living, keep moving forward... We have no choice. Richard Linklater
Time Moving Forward Keep Moving Forward Made Active Keep Moving Living Everyone Characters No Choice One Time Imperative Through Part Like Boy Were Just Moving Newton Really Choice Who Forward Keep Film Lives Biological
A lot of Luis Bunuel's later, European films are all great. Richard Linklater
Great Films Later Lot European
Ulrik Ottinger was the most real and experimental of all the German New Wave directors. She was probably the most out-there, too. She's a fascinating artist in that world. Richard Linklater
World Too Wave Directors New Most She Real German Artist Experimental Fascinating
It's just too late to ban all guns. There are 300 million. We should've done that after the Civil War - that's when we should've taken away guns and defined what militias were. But we didn't do it then, and we can't now. Richard Linklater
War Too Late Too Late Defined Civil Guns Civil War Taken Were Ban Done Just After Then Now Away Million
I think they should make it a felony to criticise a film product. Particularly my film product. It's anti-American. Richard Linklater
Think Criticise Particularly Make Felony Anti-American Should Product Film
In interviews, I never wanted to play into the myth of, 'Yeah, I was sitting there doing nothing, and then made 'Slacker.'' No. I'd been making shorts, a Super-8 feature, and running a film society. I always try to stress to people that there's a lot of work involved and years of preparation. But no one wants to hear that part. Richard Linklater
Work People Try Stress Made Myth Nothing Preparation Society Interviews Running Feature Never No-One Part Involved Always Making Yeah Doing Hear Been Years Lot Sitting Wanted Wants Shorts Then Film Play
There's a long history of people who spent that $300,000 on their first film and weren't quite ready, and then they never did it again 'cause they were out of synch with where they were, and they would never raise that money again. Richard Linklater
History People Money Cause Long First Synch Spent Out Would Long History Never Ready Were Did Quite Where Again Then Who Film Raise
A certain kind of film is a big theatrical film and a certain kind of film isn't. It doesn't bother me so much that you can pick your format. Richard Linklater
Me You Big Kind Bother Pick Format Theatrical Much Certain Your Film
There are really a lot of dark shadings to a lot of my stuff. Richard Linklater
Dark Stuff Lot Really
I always say I'll never make a film in Austin in summer, but I always end up here. Richard Linklater
Summer Say Never Make Always Austin End Up Film Here
If you make a film about childhood, you've got to pick a moment - you know, 'The 400 Blows.' Richard Linklater
You About Pick Know Make Got Blows Childhood Moment Film
You're always just trying to make your film, tell the story you're trying to tell - best you can, you know. Richard Linklater
Best You Tell Know Make Always Trying Just Story Your Film
Every stage of filmmaking's important while you're doing it, so I spend most of my time figuring out how to tell the story. I have all these stories and ideas, but it's how to tell the story. Richard Linklater
Time You Important Stage Every Spend Out Tell My Time Ideas Most How Doing Stories Story While Figuring Filmmaking
I always had that long-term vision. Even getting going with cinema, knowing it was such a long road to be able to make films, but I always had a long term. Whenever I was starting out, I had that patience. Richard Linklater
Patience Cinema Vision Long Films Out Able Long Road Had Road Long-Term Term Knowing Make Always Getting Going Whenever Even Starting
As I get older, my emotions are closer to the surface. Richard Linklater
Emotions Older Surface Get Closer
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