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
Usually, when I read something, I'm looking for the story first. And then, when I re-read it, I check every part of it to see whether every scene is necessary. You imagine yourself watching the movie, to see whether or not you're losing the through-line of the story. Gus Van Sant checkimagineline share on social
Death Valley is really wide-open - it's bigger than Rhode Island - and it's less a part of California than an ungoverned territory, so there's lots of weird cops-and-robbers stuff going on. Gus Van Sant bigcaliforniacop Change image and share on social
If a movie isn't released, it's one thing, but if you know it will be, it's nice to have closure and see it come out. Gus Van Sant closuremovienice Change image and share on social
There is a way that a younger person can accept the inevitable problem that they're going to die, whereas somebody a little bit older might be overcome. Gus Van Sant acceptbitedie Change image and share on social
With 'Good Will Hunting,' Miramax made certain the recruited audience wasn't expecting to laugh at Robin Williams like they normally do. From my limited experience, you can really blow test screenings by conducting them in the wrong way. Gus Van Sant audienceblowconduct share on social
There is a common theme, though, in the stories I have told, which are usually associations of characters or families that are formed outside of a family circle. Gus Van Sant associationcharactercircle Change image and share on social
Gay marriage is the last bastion of, to me... as a legal, ceremonial, sentimental and religious side, it's one of the last steps. Retaining your job being one of the earlier steps, like, not getting kicked out of your job because you're gay. Gus Van Sant bastionceremonialearly share on social
There's a lot of films that have relatively rigid road maps because they have a script and others that are less rigid because they have less of a script, like 'Elephant.' The road map becomes more interpretive, maybe, than one with a detailed script. Editing-wise, they all have their problems. Gus Van Sant detaileditelephant share on social
I don't think American independent films have ever really been particularly experimental, except for the original guys from the '60s who were huge influences, like Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, and Stan van der Beek. They were the true independents. Gus Van Sant 60samericanbeek share on social