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
I was originally a painter, and I made films sort of as an extension of that, and then I started to try to make dramatic films because the early films were experimental films. Gus Van Sant dramaticearlyexperimental Change image and share on social
I think over the course of 14 films, I'm returning to a place that I know to tell a story... the same way Spielberg returned to fantasy, Lucas returned to the 'Star Wars' saga, or John Ford returned to the western. Gus Van Sant fantasyfilmford share on social
If it were up to the executives, they probably wouldn't have directors at all. Gus Van Sant directorexecutive Change image and share on social
I was once a shameless, full-time dope fiend. Gus Van Sant dopefiendfull Change image and 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
I did 'Mala Noche' as a way to do something that was outside of the system, because I was outside of the system, and I deliberately chose material that Hollywood wouldn't touch in a million years. Gus Van Sant choosedeliberatelyhollywood Change image and share on social
You know, I don't think I had a concept of what I would be or do. Gus Van Sant concept Change image and share on social
The dark comedies tend to be in a non-releasable area. There can be romantic comedies. There can be dramas. But there's no 'dark comedy' inbox for the advertising. Gus Van Sant advertiseareacomedy Change image and share on social
