190 Quotes by Richard Linklater

I see the people that do the real work, and what in a way is really sad is that the people that are often the most giving, hardworking, and capable of making this world better don’t really have the ambition and ego to be a leader – they don’t see any interest in the rewards, they don’t care if their names ever appear in the press, they actually enjoy the process of helping others, they are truly in the moment.

Monogamy, monotony. There’s only a couple of letters...

That’s what I like about traveling – you can sit down, maybe talk to someone interesting, see something beautiful, read a good book, and that’s enough to qualify as a good day. You do that at home and everyone thinks you’re a bum.

At some point, you’re no longer growing up, you’re aging. But no one can pinpoint that moment exactly.

It’s hard to see a film one time and really “get it,” and write fully and intelligently about it. That’s a review. That’s not film criticism.

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.

I’ve always liked the minds of criminals, they seem similar to artists.

Hollywood has a way of sucking the world’s talent to it.

I think I got really lucky with Slacker. That was a film that probably shouldn’t have been seen.