Terry Gross

And he says, they're clever.

But you want to say what he says?

When I heard that you were making another long-term project like Boyhood with Merrily We Roll Along to be shot over 20 years, I asked myself, what kind of contract do the actors sign with you to commit for 20 years?

I know Boyhood was more of a handshake deal.

Are you still doing that?

Yeah.

Well, we have to take another break.

If you're just joining us, my guest is filmmaker Richard Linkletter.

He has two new films, Blue Moon, about lyricist Larry Hart, and Nouvelle Vague, about the making of the 1960 film Breathless, the first film directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

We'll be back after a short break.

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So let me segue from musicals to Nouvelle Vogue, your other new movie.