There , he met Richard Linklater and began his film career as an actor and production assistant on Linklater 's directorial debut , Slacker ( 1991 ) .
Pallotta received a degree in Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin .
There , Pallotta met Richard Linklater and began Pallotta 's film career as an actor and production assistant on Linklater 's directorial debut , Slacker ( 1991 ) .
Pallotta received a degree in Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin .