Even when you're making a movie about life, death is a presence, and I guess it's part of my dramatic viewpoint. I'm… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
Usually, when I read something, I'm looking for the story first. And then, when I re-read it, I check every part of… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
There's always a risk if you don't do things the way you've done things before. — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
I had never had a positive leading character - somebody that wasn't an antihero, or who wasn't more of a guy that… — 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
