"Old Man Recording Thoughts: When young, we mourn for one woman... as we grow old, for women in general. The tragedy of life is that man is never free yet strives for what he can never be. The thing most feared in secret always happens. My life, my loves, where are they now? But the more the pain grows, the more this instinct for life somehow asserts itself. The necessary beauty in life is in giving yourself to it completely. Only later will it clarify itself and become coherent."
Slacker is a 1990 American comedy drama film written, produced, and directed by Richard Linklater, who also stars in it. Filmed around Austin, Texas, the film follows an ensemble cast of eccentric and misfit locals throughout a single day. Each character is on screen for only a few minutes before the film picks up someone else in the scene and follows them.
"Traumatized Yacht Owner: [to Happy Go-Lucky Guy] Quit... quit... you should quit... YOU should quit... you should... you should... You should- You should quit traumatizing women with sexual intercourse... I should know... Im a medical doctor... I own a mansion and a yacht... You should quit traumatizing women with sexual intercourse... I should know... Im a medical doctor..."
"Every single commodity you produce is a piece of your own death!"
"I may live badly, but at least I dont have to work to do it."
"Disgruntled Grad Student: Every action is a positive action, even if it has a negative result."
"Dostoyevsky Wannabe: Whos ever written a great work about the immense effort required in order not to create?"
"Ive had a total re-calibration of my mind, you know. I mean, its like, Ive been banging my head against this 19th century type, um, what? Thought mode? Construct? Human construct? Well, the wall doesnt exist. Its not there, you know. I mean, they tell you, look for the light at the end of the tunnel. Well, there is no tunnel. Theres just no structure. The underlying order is chaos."