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

Quote by Richard Linklater

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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.

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 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...

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...

It's disappointing to see films become pure entertainment, so that it's not an art form.

It's disappointing to see films become pure entertainment, so that it's not an art form.

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...

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.

I want to make a film about a factory worker.

I want to make a film about a factory worker.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

Before Sunrise did very well internationally. It made as much in Italy and Korea as...

Before Sunrise did very well internationally. It made as much in Italy and Korea as...

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...

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,...

I did The Newton Boys and during the whole process of making the film, I...

I did The Newton Boys and during the whole process of making the film, I...

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...

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...

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

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