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I always think that I’m still this 13-year old boy that doesn’t really know how to be an adult, pretending to live my life, taking notes for when I’ll really have to do it.

Richard Linklater

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Richard Linklater
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: July 30
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Richard Stuart Linklater
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