I always sensed instinctively from the earliest age that I was being lied to.

Quote by Richard Linklater

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No one is asking what happened to all the homeless. No one cares, because it's...

No one is asking what happened to all the homeless. No one cares, because it's...

I've always been most interested in the politics of everyday life: your relation to whatever...

I've always been most interested in the politics of everyday life: your relation to whatever...

The truth will only be told over a career.

The truth will only be told over a career.

Filmmakers are going to make films, just like painters are going to paint.

Filmmakers are going to make films, just like painters are going to paint.

The worst thing is that you used to be able to show interesting films on...

The worst thing is that you used to be able to show interesting films on...

I've never been a guy who had more than a toe in Hollywood anyway, so...

I've never been a guy who had more than a toe in Hollywood anyway, so...

I lost a year or two in there, trying to get films financed that I...

I lost a year or two in there, trying to get films financed that I...

Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot...

Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot...

It's luck that one thing works out and one doesn't, it's sort of happenstance.

It's luck that one thing works out and one doesn't, it's sort of happenstance.

Everyone is encouraged to see their lives, the world through the eyes of the rich.

Everyone is encouraged to see their lives, the world through the eyes of the rich.

I think you get in trouble if you make experimental big studio films.

I think you get in trouble if you make experimental big studio films.

I think I got really lucky with Slacker. That was a film that probably shouldn't...

I think I got really lucky with Slacker. That was a film that probably shouldn't...

I want to make a film about a factory worker.

I want to make a film about a factory worker.

Something about Texas I'm not proud of is that our state murdered 37 people last...

Something about Texas I'm not proud of is that our state murdered 37 people last...

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

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

I think there are more films being made, but there are probably less outlets for...

I think there are more films being made, but there are probably less outlets for...

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

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

Yes, but Hollywood is the strangest place in that they'll torpedo their own film to...

Yes, but Hollywood is the strangest place in that they'll torpedo their own film to...

Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size.

Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size.

I do find myself at the moment, due to the success of School of Rock,...

I do find myself at the moment, due to the success of School of Rock,...