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
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
I'm normally drawn to something I haven't done and seen before. Gus Van Sant draw 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
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
If I'm diagnosed with cancer I might become despondent, but someone young might not, and they might need connections with somebody outside their circle of family because their family is so despondent. Gus Van Sant cancercircleconnection Change image and share on social
Once you're directing, you're kind of in a certain mode, where you're taking whatever is on the page and forming it into the film that you think it might want to be. So whether it's my writing or not, I still try to work with it in the same way. Gus Van Sant directfilmform share on social
My family moved a lot as a kid. We started in Colorado, where I lived for five years. We moved to Chicago for two years, to San Francisco for one year, Connecticut for seven, Oregon for a couple years, and then I went to school. So I was always moving, I'm still always moving. Gus Van Sant chicagocoloradoconnecticut share on social
I have my ideas of what a good documentary is, but drama is a different animal because you're arranging everything. Gus Van Sant animalarrangedocumentary Change image and share on social
The artist himself is actually the subject in everything after, say, 1900. Eventually, art becomes so removed from the community that you have to know about the artist before you can even look at the painting, because there is a conceptual idea going on. Gus Van Sant artartistcommunity share on social
