I dont think Ive compromise at all over the years.
We have no pressure.
We do whatever we want, Linklater added in reference toBlue Moon.
Richard Linklater & Ethan HawkeSebastian Reuter/Getty Images
This was a small-budget movie.
Theres no test screenings or anything like that.
The pair were characteristically cool this afternoon at the press conference.
There was, however, a sprinkling of questions about politics and global affairs.
Movies have always been escapism, Linklater responded.
For great offensive art, audiences have to care.
You guys, the community, has to make it important.
Hawke added: Its a dance we all do together.
If you love offensive art, demand it because people dont think theyll make any money.
Sony Pictures Classics will release the film in the U.S.
Blue Moonscreens this evening in Berlin.
