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There are a million ideas in a world of stories. Humans are storytelling animals. Everything's a story, everyone's got stories, we're perceiving stories, we're interested in stories. So to me, the big nut to crack is to how to tell a story, what's the right way to tell a particular story.

Richard Linklater

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