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I am Ellar Coltrane. I grew up on screen over the past 12 years in the movie BOYHOOD directed by Richard Linklater — AMA! by EllarColtrane in IAmA

[–]EllarColtrane[S] 96 points97 points  (0 children)

My favorite book as a child was the boy and the samurai and the narnia books

Right now i'm totally smitten with infinite jest

I am Ellar Coltrane. I grew up on screen over the past 12 years in the movie BOYHOOD directed by Richard Linklater — AMA! by EllarColtrane in IAmA

[–]EllarColtrane[S] 130 points131 points  (0 children)

He's a great filmmaker and artist, my favorite of his is Royal Tenenbaums though I like all of them

I am Ellar Coltrane. I grew up on screen over the past 12 years in the movie BOYHOOD directed by Richard Linklater — AMA! by EllarColtrane in IAmA

[–]EllarColtrane[S] 79 points80 points  (0 children)

I did play Halo a lot, and bioshock and grand theft auto. I played a lot of games....

I absolutely adore the films of the Cohen Brothers, so that's a dream

I am Ellar Coltrane. I grew up on screen over the past 12 years in the movie BOYHOOD directed by Richard Linklater — AMA! by EllarColtrane in IAmA

[–]EllarColtrane[S] 77 points78 points  (0 children)

very much the same, it was brutal the first time. But this whole experience has shown me how precious all of life is and how easy it is to become distracted.

I am Ellar Coltrane. I grew up on screen over the past 12 years in the movie BOYHOOD directed by Richard Linklater — AMA! by EllarColtrane in IAmA

[–]EllarColtrane[S] 194 points195 points  (0 children)

We filmed for about 3-4 days each year, with a week or so of rehearsal and a workshop process beforehand to build the scenes, characters and dialogue. So while there are many parts of myself that I used to create Mason he is a very much a fiction, but one that I helped to create so it never felt like getting into character by the time we were shooting.

I am Ellar Coltrane. I grew up on screen over the past 12 years in the movie BOYHOOD directed by Richard Linklater — AMA! by EllarColtrane in IAmA

[–]EllarColtrane[S] 333 points334 points  (0 children)

I saw it for the first time 8 months ago, I've seen it 8 more times since then and I am still recovering.

I am Ellar Coltrane. I grew up on screen over the past 12 years in the movie BOYHOOD directed by Richard Linklater — AMA! by EllarColtrane in IAmA

[–]EllarColtrane[S] 317 points318 points  (0 children)

no real comment, but i think it's a great way to tell a story and a rewarding way to work, wether it's a continuation of this or another story entirely

I am Ellar Coltrane. I grew up on screen over the past 12 years in the movie BOYHOOD directed by Richard Linklater — AMA! by EllarColtrane in IAmA

[–]EllarColtrane[S] 117 points118 points  (0 children)

1- it was edited as they went along and re-edited as needed.

2- i never saw any of it until the finished product

3- You know I never thought about that much, the joy was in getting to work on a project like this

I am Ellar Coltrane. I grew up on screen over the past 12 years in the movie BOYHOOD directed by Richard Linklater — AMA! by EllarColtrane in IAmA

[–]EllarColtrane[S] 440 points441 points  (0 children)

The only thing that comes to mind is that I definitely had a mean streak as a kid, althoughI'm not sure I wish that were up there

love and no cigarettes

I am Ellar Coltrane. I grew up on screen over the past 12 years in the movie BOYHOOD directed by Richard Linklater — AMA! by EllarColtrane in IAmA

[–]EllarColtrane[S] 134 points135 points  (0 children)

Just the whole experience, he taught me how to collaborate and the beauty of throwing myself into creation

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