I've always been interested in the industrialization of our food; it's been an issue for me from an environmental and animal rights and human health perspective. Richard Linklater More Quotes by Richard Linklater More Quotes From Richard Linklater I have a lot of women friends - I feel like I finally matured a little. But initially I was attracted to some of them. I liked everything they were about. I think men are just taught: "Okay, well then, I should try to have sex with them." I'm just lucky that it went in the friendship direction, and it became a much stronger bond that's lasted a long time. You wonder how many potentially great friends you lose along the way because you become lovers and it is so painful when it's over and you can't turn it into a positive friendship. Richard Linklater men long thinking Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size. Richard Linklater size stories want It's disappointing to see films become pure entertainment, so that it's not an art form. Richard Linklater entertainment film art 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 Linklater toes hollywood guy Definitely my generation and beyond grew up in theaters and when you make a film you think of the theatrical experience. You think of that big screen in the darkened theater with a lot of people, so that's always the thought behind it. If that's the case, it's nice if that's available. That's great, but I don't really mind if they're watching films on a plane. I don't mind. Anybody who just wants to watch a movie, I can't complain. If that's the way they're going to watch them, that's the way they watch them. Who am I to judge? Richard Linklater nice people thinking I think I got really lucky with Slacker. That was a film that probably shouldn't have been seen. Richard Linklater film lucky thinking 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 Linklater finding-yourself everyday ambition Everyone is encouraged to see their lives, the world through the eyes of the rich. Richard Linklater rich eye world I think you get in trouble if you make experimental big studio films. Richard Linklater film trouble thinking The big nut to crack is to how to tell a story, what’s the right way to tell a particular story. Richard Linklater cracks nuts stories I worked offshore as an oil worker for a couple of years. Richard Linklater oil couple years If you establish rules and play by them, the audience will buy in. Richard Linklater audience ifs play I'd be fine to make movies and have them never come out. But you have to deal with the business side. You can't get too emotionally invested, because again, you've got no control. There's going to be some huge film out that everyone goes to, and it probably won't be mine. Richard Linklater fine film sides I think casting is really important. Finding the right sensibility for the right part is an art in itself. If you're off there, you make it harder on yourself as a director. And it's fun to work that out with the actors. I don't think there's any magic to directing actors. It's very instinctual. Working with actors is really one of my favorite creative moments of the whole process, and the most fun, because it's collaborative. I spend a lot of time rehearsing. I'm very rehearsal-oriented, probably because I have some background in theater. I like knowing what will work beforehand. Richard Linklater fun art thinking I'm lucky that I get to jump around, do a big-budget comedy and then a smaller film. I don't even make a big distinction between them. No one believes this, but it's the same. I'm the same person, trying to make it work. I just love being on a movie set. I like making movies. Richard Linklater trying love-is believe Something about Texas I'm not proud of is that our state murdered 37 people last year alone. Richard Linklater texas people years There are so many great artists, I think, who kind of suffer from being icons, legends, acknowledged masters. Richard Linklater icons artist thinking I always sensed instinctively from the earliest age that I was being lied to. Richard Linklater being-lied lied age Hollywood has a way of sucking the world's talent to it. Richard Linklater hollywood way world I always think that I’m still this 13-year old boy that doesn’t really know how to be an adult, pretending to live my life, taking notes for when I’ll really have to do it. Richard Linklater boys years thinking
