I was originally a painter, and I made films sort of as an extension of that, and then I started to try… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
I did 'Mala Noche' as a way to do something that was outside of the system, because I was outside of the… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
I think that for the actors, the last thing that they want is a director that's not watching, a director that goes… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
Because I didn't have brothers, I was always interested in the kids down the street that had four brothers in their family,… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
I hadn't made a big-budget film, and in Hollywood there's a sort of man and boys situation. You're a man, you make… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
The things that inform student culture are created and controlled by the unseen culture, the sociological aspects of our climbing culture, our 'me' generation,… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
My family moved a lot as a kid. We started in Colorado, where I lived for five years. We moved to Chicago for two… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
No construction stiff working overtime takes more stress and straining than we did just to stay high. — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
I've told people who have just started to make a film that the one thing you might experience is this feeling that everybody is… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
A lot of times, I relied on connections through my agency, just for financing and things like that. Even when I'm looking for a… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
I'm a junkie. I like drugs, I like the whole lifestyle, but it just didn't pay off. — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
There are all kinds of ways that people present their films, but that's kind of a good feeling, if you can make it seem… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
I find it interesting, the different rules that apply to journalism and drama, even though journalism has become more and more about entertainment, and… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
As I do with most films, I try and find some music that you could use throughout, not just a sampling of lots of… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
When you're on a film and you're doubting something, it's usually because you don't think the audience is going to like it. — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
I don't usually direct actors in the classic sense of that word. Instead, I try to remind the characters before the shoot what's going… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
When you get to be 23, 24 or 25, you start to freeze up and become an adult. — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
The artist himself is actually the subject in everything after, say, 1900. Eventually, art becomes so removed from the community that you have to… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
