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Richard Linklater Quotes

Richard Linklater Quotes & Quotations
Name:
Richard Linklater
Type:
Director
Nationality:
American
Birth day:
July 30
Birth year:
1960

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    Everyone is encouraged to see their lives, the world through the eyes of the rich. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    Filmmakers are going to make films, just like painters are going to paint. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    Hollywood has a way of sucking the world's talent to it. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    I did The Newton Boys and during the whole process of making the film, I may have spent a week in Los Angeles. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    I do find myself at the moment, due to the success of School of Rock, to be on people's radar a little. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    I don't want to glorify robbing banks, but I come from a world that shares Willis's view, that banks and so on are the biggest crooks of them all. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    I think I got really lucky with Slacker. That was a film that probably shouldn't have been seen. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    I think there are more films being made, but there are probably less outlets for them and distributors. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    I want to make a film about a factory worker. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    I worked offshore as an oil worker for a couple of years. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    I've always been most interested in the politics of everyday life: your relation to whatever you're doing, or what your ambitions are, where you live, where you find yourself in the social hierarchy. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    I've always liked the minds of criminals, they seem similar to artists. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    I've never been a guy who had more than a toe in Hollywood anyway, so my toe is more easily lopped off than most. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    It's disappointing to see films become pure entertainment, so that it's not an art form. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    It's luck that one thing works out and one doesn't, it's sort of happenstance. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    No one is asking what happened to all the homeless. No one cares, because it's easier to get on the subway and not be accosted. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    So I was saving up my money and bought a Super 8 camera, projector, some editing equipment, a bunch of film stock, and moved to Austin. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    The worst thing is that you used to be able to show interesting films on campuses. Those places are all gone. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    Yes, but Hollywood is the strangest place in that they'll torpedo their own film to prove an emotional point. Richard-LinklaterRichard Linklater
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    You're talking about the outsiders in society and how they deal with it and how they justify what they do. I can relate to that. Richard-Linklater/">Richard Linklater