Linklater's Boyhood is the time of your life

Richard Linklater's Boyhood, shot over 12 years, has already been hailed as a landmark without parallel in movie history. It took a rare feat of commitment from Linklater and his actors, including star Ellar Coltrane, who was cast as a 6-year-old and wrapped as a 19-year-old.

But Linklater shrugs. To him, the movie patiently made by living its own subject, time-isn't anything audacious.

"It was no different than life itself," said Linklater in a recent interview with Coltrane. "When people say, 'Oh, it was really risky', well, I don't know. Compared to what? You're either alive or you're not. It was optimistic that we would all still be here 12 years from now. Statistically, it was probable."