I didn't have any set idea of what kind of filmmaker I wanted to be. I knew I wanted to tell stories that meant something to me, but I never said I was going to be the weird, avant-garde guy. — Richard Linklater Copy Share Image
There are so many great artists, I think, who kind of suffer from being icons, legends, acknowledged masters. — Richard Linklater Copy Share
I think people forget how radical the narrative of 'Slacker' is. There's no story, you know? We could go from one character to the… — Richard Linklater Copy Share
I always sensed instinctively from the earliest age that I was being lied to. — Richard Linklater Copy Share
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… — Richard Linklater Copy Share
I remember when I made 'A Scanner Darkly,' going, 'I hope people see it in theater - but I think it's going to be… — Richard Linklater Copy Share
Normally my process is to sit in a room and read a script and talk about it and ask questions and just create a… — Richard Linklater Copy Share
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… — Richard Linklater Copy Share
I like films that just put you in someone's world. It can be very subversive. Hitchcock would put you in the mind of a… — Richard Linklater Copy Share
Being alone is better than sitting next to a lover and feeling lonely. — Richard Linklater Copy Share
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 Copy Share
