American - Director | July 30, 1960 -
Every film's different; every story is so different. But I think I've always been attracted to try to take something minimal and to maximize it cinematically. To find out if I can I really go all the way with one idea.
Richard Linklater
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You're always just trying to make your film, tell the story you're trying to tell - best you can, you know.
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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.
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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.
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As I get older, my emotions are closer to the surface.
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Maybe part of being a dad means that the slightest little thing will make me tear up.
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County jail in some ways can be the most dangerous because it's often the least regulated.
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Every college player thinks they're on their way. But, delusions aside, I might have toiled in the minor leagues for a bit.
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A college athlete is going to be competitive. You don't get to that level if you're not.
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One minute you're starting left fielder, hitting home runs; the next, it's career over. I was 20.
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I don't see the arts as competitive at all. It was a better angel of my nature. Sports is zero-sum: winner, loser, demonstrable.
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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.
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