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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.

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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