Jones In Linklater Films

Just in case anyone was wondering why he appears in these, given the apparent disconnect between their politics...

"Alex Jones was in Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly . Obviously, a lot's changed since then. When's the last time that you spoke to him?

[Laughs] Alex was just this guy on public access TV. I liked his energy, but he was kind of a joke. I got to know him a little bit because he was in Waking Life and Scanner, doing some weird version of himself in both cases. He's not really an actor, so I haven't really talked to him since the Obama years. I guess there's a part of me now that's surprised, because he never seemed like that to me. I can't say he's not a good manipulator. I can't say I've really known him these years. Really bizarre."

https://www.vice.com/en/article/a37nnb/richard-linklater-talks-about-working-with-alex-jones