yes<\/em>!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cOutside of the more obvious themes \u2026 one of the things that I was really drawn to is this idea of how many rooms I\u2019ve been in as a songwriter where it could have gone one way or the other \u2014 success and failure and everything between \u2014 and moments where your character is called into question,\u201d he added during the Q&A portion of the premiere. \u201cHaving been in this business for 20-plus years, it\u2019s wild to see how many people have gone down that path where they come out the other side with success and their friends still around them, and some that come with success and lose everybody in their life.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tRudd said he was attracted to the film because, like Rick, he is the father of a teenage daughter, and he is a \u201chuge music fan.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThis is a guy who has a real desire to do something and express himself and has a dream,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are certain things that are unrealized, and he\u2019s faced disappointment. These are things that are very relatable, so the character really meant something to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tBefore the film rolled, Carney was welcomed to the stage by an SXSW programmer who proclaimed, excitedly, \u201cJohn Carney is the shit!\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIf my mother heard that expression, she wouldn\u2019t have understood the irony of this,\u201d the director replied. \u201cShe\u2019d be like, \u2018Why is she calling my son shitty?\u2019 I accept this very modern compliment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tIntroducing the movie, Carney warmed Texas hearts by giving a heartfelt shoutout to Austin legend Richard Linklater. \u201cHe\u2019s the reason that I\u2019m a filmmaker,\u201d he said. \u201cNot in terms of inspiration, but in terms of giving people permission to make films.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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