I've done my part to 'ruin' Austin. Richard Linklater More Quotes by Richard Linklater More Quotes From Richard Linklater I don't want to be nostalgic for some kind of laid-back Austin where nothing was happening. Richard Linklater nothingsomewherewant As you get older, you want less from the world; you just want to experience it. Any barriers to feeling emotions get dismantled. And ordinary things become beautifully poetic. Richard Linklater feelingyouexperienceworld I was dating girls who were actresses, and that was fun, so I took a playwriting class. But that was short-lived. That was one year. Around that time, I was seeing movies that were making me think in terms of images. Richard Linklater thinkmedatingtime Everybody just wants to appreciate time as it's passing, to be in the moment. It's the hardest thing to do. You're either in the unknown future that you're working toward, or you're in the past that becomes a little abstract. Richard Linklater momentyoufuturetime My dad's chill. He's the guy who, you wreck the car, he says, 'Well, nobody was hurt. It's just some metal.' Richard Linklater youchillcardad Took me a long time to know I was a nobody from nowhere. Richard Linklater nobodymetimelong Are any of us self-taught? It just means I didn't go to school for it. But you do have teachers. You have mentors. Richard Linklater teachersgoyouschool Yes, but Hollywood is the strangest place in that they'll torpedo their own film to prove an emotional point. Richard Linklater ownplaceproveemotional
