“Life will be simpler when I don't spend two-thirds of the year in the middle of the Pacific.” Quote by Michael Emerson
“People think drama drives story, but I think the comedy is really the heart and soul.” PeopleThinkingHeartSoulStoriesComedyDramaHeart And Soul Author:Richard Linklater
“As we know from our government, the more power you have, the more of a bureaucrat you are, and the more ego you have invested in being right, the greater the odds are that you will never change your opinion.” KnowsGovernmentOpinionGreaterEgoOddsNever ChangeBureaucrats Author:Richard Linklater
“That's the history of art - you have to consider yourself fortunate if you ever get acknowledged. If you have a critical success that's also a financial success and that you feel good about... If things line up, that's pretty rare.” IfsFeelsArtLinesFinancialCriticalFeel GoodFortunateFinancial Success Author:Richard Linklater
“You make a film and you can't really pick the way it's put to the public. You control the content, but the way it's marketed, or the poster, or what they're telling the public about the film, it's beyond you. Some people don't even see them, because they think they already know it. That can be frustrating, when something you've done is marketed in a way you think is antithetical to what it is.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayDoneFilmPicksFrustratingPosters Author:Richard Linklater
“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.” WritingHardFilmCriticismReviewsOne TimeFilm Criticism Author:Richard Linklater
“There are so many great artists, I think, who kind of suffer from being icons, legends, acknowledged masters.” ThinkingKindArtistSufferingMastersLegendsGreat ArtIconsGreat Artist Author:Richard Linklater
“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.” KindSaidIdeasStoriesWantedGuyFilmmakerAvant Garde Author:Richard Linklater
“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.” FilmSidesDealsMinesHugeFine Author:Richard Linklater
“You don't need coffee. Nobody needs coffee. You can get along without it.” NeedsCoffeeNeed Coffee Author:Gordon B. Hinckley
“I'm lucky that I get to jump around, do a big-budget comedy and then a smaller film. I don't even make a big distinction between them. No one believes this, but it's the same. I'm the same person, trying to make it work. I just love being on a movie set. I like making movies.” TryingBelievePersonsBigsFilmLove IsComedyLuckyBudgetsDistinctionMovie Sets Author:Richard Linklater