Gus Van Sant
Gus Van Sant
Gus Green Van Sant, Jr.is an American film director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician and author who has earned acclaim as both an independent and more mainstream filmmaker. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures, in particular homosexuality; as such, Van Sant is considered one of the most prominent auteurs of the New Queer Cinema movement...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth24 July 1952
CountryUnited States of America
too-much saws alternatives
I knew about Heatmiser, and I saw them one time at Pine Street [later changed to La Luna], which was the center of a lot of alternative bands during the 80s. But I didn't really know too much about their music.
thinking quality sentimental
I think that in some cases, I've made films that have a sentimental quality, at least as part of the film.
thinking crafts directors
And Later I Thought, I Can't Think How Anyone Can Become a Director Without Learning the Craft of Cinematography.
blessing boredom
For all the boredom the straight life brings, it's not too bad.
artist trying use
As I do with most films, I try and find some music that you could use throughout, not just a sampling of lots of different artists.
upset faces sometimes
Sometimes getting upset with yourself is necessary when you face the truth.
people remember photograph
I used to take photographs just to remember people.
trying film shots
Even if you try to copy a film shot by shot, you still can't. It's still your own film.
diagnosed family might outside somebody
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.
There's always a risk if you don't do things the way you've done things before.
foreign gone lead less lots
The media has gone through lots of things that make it a less foreign thing to have your lead character be gay.
people wildness
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.
character cutting needs
Silent is about needing to make a scene shorter by having physical things to cut to. That way, you can manipulate a character to the other side of the room. But, if they say the wrong thing, it might locate that action in a particular part of the scene. It's a mechanical need.
character people feelings
There are all kinds of ways that people present their films, but that's kind of a good feeling, if you can make it seem like the characters are really there.