A lot of people inspire me. I'm a huge movie buff. From studying and watching movies, over and over again, directly influential are Terrence Malik and his naturalism, Robert Altman and his exploration of improvisation, and Judd Apatow, in terms… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
We were in production on a movie called All the Real Girls, which filmed in the Fall of 2001, and we really discovered who Danny McBride was, as an actor. When I say we, I mean me and a crew… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
Every new project I do is a new invention of myself and reinvigorates me as to why I love the industry. — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
I always cast people with a sense of humor because people that are super serious don't understand when I ask them to eat a… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
I saw how you could get away with such a free-spirited, naturalistic sensibility in a mainstream Hollywood movie, and you could apply a lot… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
The people that I associate myself with are people that are looking to make a good product because it's going to benefit them and… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
I don't let technology and mechanics hinder me from a good time. During one of a film premiere there was a party in the… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
I think my interest in risk is pretty high, a lot higher than I think a lot of other people who are just looking… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
There's something within contemporary culture which is far more faux masculine than it was when men were really men. — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
One of the things I wanted to do after three, prolonged movies is to do something that was really, kind-of knee-jerk decisions, and artistic… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
I'm not a director that's about precision and control and perfection, I'm about creating an atmosphere that's organic and interesting and then letting people… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
Everybody's got their tools or their instruments, and it's fun to see how people expose themselves to their profession or their profession becomes who… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
Sometimes you'll have great actors who aren't comfortable with improvising. Which can get pretty frustrating. But every actor's coming from a different place and… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
I've always had great independence on everything I've done. Nobody's ever told me not to do anything. — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
