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 not sure why exactly. Gus Van Sant deathdramaticguess Change image and share on social
You're following your track, the story, your only plan, your map for the audience, and all the other stuff is, like, the fun stuff: the costumes, the locations, the set-dressing and the actors. They can all be variable as you like if you stick - however roughly - to the path. Gus Van Sant actoraudiencecostume share on social
When I grew up in the '60s, we were actually dominated by this, you know, sort of conforming '50s culture, even though we were like trying to express our own culture, like, the dominant culture was the thing that was forming us. And I think that that's true today. Gus Van Sant 50s60sconform share on social
I find it interesting, the different rules that apply to journalism and drama, even though journalism has become more and more about entertainment, and entertainment has become more and more about journalism. Gus Van Sant applydramaentertainment share on social
I'm thinking of remaking 'Psycho' again. Doing a third remake. The idea this time is to really change it - we're talking about doing a punk rocker setting. Gus Van Sant changeideapsycho Change image and share on social
The things that inform student culture are created and controlled by the unseen culture, the sociological aspects of our climbing culture, our 'me' generation, our yuppie culture, our SUVs, or, you know, shopping culture, our war culture. Gus Van Sant aspectclimbcontrol share on social
When I was 14, I felt very rundown; I had a home to go to, but I felt like I was 60 or something, older than I feel now. And I don't know if it's something that happens at 14, or whether it was adolescence or whether I was gay, or closeted gay, or whatever it was, I felt that. Gus Van Sant adolescenceclosetfeel share on social
Wong Kar-Wai is a really great inspiration. He's always referred to as the Jimi Hendrix of filmmaking. Gus Van Sant filmmakegreathendrix 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