If you put up posters around town for high-school kids, high-school kids will come. If you're casting politicians, you can't put up posters and have politicians come down. Gus Van Sant casthighkid Change image and share on social
I've always been attracted to temporary families. Gus Van Sant attractfamilyhave Change image and share on social
I think that in some cases, I've made films that have a sentimental quality, at least as part of the film. Gus Van Sant casefilmhave Change image and share on social
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 on in a very simple way. I then watch them, their inventions as actors, approving or not approving what they're doing. Gus Van Sant actorapprovecharacter share on social
I think that what I'm attracted to is people who are wild. But the self-destructive side comes out of the wild side. The wildness is very different from me. That's why I think I like it. Gus Van Sant attractdestructivepeople Change image and share on social
I had never had a positive leading character - somebody that wasn't an antihero, or who wasn't more of a guy that you're supposed to be on the side of. Gus Van Sant antiherocharacterguy Change image and share on social
Yeah, Kubrick's a big influence. In something like 'A Clockwork Orange,' he is trying to use the practical light - I mean, at least he says that in his interviews, like they're not using traditionally Hollywood lights. In 'Elephant' we basically used no lights; we never really adjusted. Gus Van Sant adjustbasicallybig share on social
I think that for the actors, the last thing that they want is a director that's not watching, a director that goes 'Okay, it sounded good to me,' and they were doing something else or preoccupied with something else because they were worried about the light changing. Gus Van Sant actorchangedirector share on social
Modern-day cinema takes the form of a sermon. You don't get to think, you only get to receive information. Gus Van Sant cinemadayform Change image and share on social
Well, I want to do everything in sort of a documentary style, ever since I started in the '80s. Gus Van Sant 80sdocumentarysort Change image and share on social