Every new project I do is a new invention of myself and reinvigorates me as to why I love the industry. — David Gordon Green Industry 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… — David Gordon Green Absurdity 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… — David Gordon Green Admire 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… — David Gordon Green Associates 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… — David Gordon Green Film 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… — David Gordon Green Actors 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 Contemporary 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,… — David Gordon Green Artistic 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… — David Gordon Green Actors 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… — David Gordon Green Career 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… — David Gordon Green Actors 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 Done Copy Share Image
Sundance [festival] is all your Hollywood buds and buddies and rolling out and high-fiving and "Hell, yeah. Here comes the movie," and… — David Gordon Green Bud Copy Share Image
Sometimes an actor doesn't sell an idea 100 percent. It just sounds like something that's coming out of their head. You can… — David Gordon Green Actors Copy Share Image
Fortunately, working with Universal was just a real opportunity of a supportive entity, who not only financially backed and distributed the movie,… — David Gordon Green Creative Copy Share Image
I really strongly feel that when you approach a drama, you have to approach it with energy, honesty, sincerity, and absolute commitment,… — David Gordon Green Commitment Copy Share Image
A lot of people inspire me. I'm a huge movie buff. From studying and watching movies, over and over again, directly influential… — David Gordon Green Comedic Copy Share Image
When I work on something I'm not excited about or not as proud of it as I'd like to be, then I… — David Gordon Green Addresses Copy Share Image
Sometimes in the studio movies I've been working in, you'll put a joke in a movie because the crowd loves it -… — David Gordon Green Cinema Copy Share Image
A lot of my best friends are the best person for the job in a film, but sometimes being a filmmaker I'll… — David Gordon Green Best friend Copy Share Image
the things that people are typically afraid of are what I find most exciting and unpredictable, and I guess that's part of… — David Gordon Green Cameras Copy Share Image
I never really had a real career trajectory idea. I just like a lot of different kind of movies, I wanna make… — David Gordon Green Careers Copy Share Image
I live part-time in a cabin in Colorado up in the mountains and part-time on a ranch in central Texas - but… — David Gordon Green Activity Copy Share Image
I'm not really worried about people's perception of what I do, or people's analysis of why I make the decisions I make.… — David Gordon Green Decision Copy Share Image
I consider myself more of a film fan than a filmmaker, or I guess it's kind of a balance, fortunately. But I… — David Gordon Green Balance Copy Share Image