- [voiceover] funding for overheard with evan smith is provided in part by mfi foundation, improving the quality of life within our community. also, by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy, and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. - i'm evan smith. he's an independent film icon, and five time academy award nominee, whose credits include boyhood, slacker, dazed and confused, bernie, and school of rock. his latest film, everybody wants some, has just opened. he's richard linklater. this is overheard. (exciting music) (applause) (evan talking) (people laughing) (exciting music) (applause) - rick linklater, welcome. - always great to be here. - thank you very much for being here. congratulations. you know i love this movie. i've seen it so many times. i'm the most prepared i've ever been for an interview. - that's amazing. - it's great. but, you know, i think, actually, so generationally, we're not the same age, but we're close enough. this spoke to me as i suspect it spoke to you, and came from you, because this is the story of our lives at that point. - college.

captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org - [voiceover] funding for overheard with evan smith is provided in part by mfi foundation, improving the quality of life within our community. also, by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy, and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. - i'm evan smith. he's an independent film icon, and five time academy award nominee, whose credits include boyhood, slacker, dazed and confused, bernie, and school of rock. his latest film, everybody wants some, has just opened. he's richard linklater. this is overheard. (exciting music) (applause) (evan talking) (people laughing)