“I hadn't made a big-budget film, and in Hollywood there's a sort of man and boys situation. You're a man, you make $80 million movies! As if it's harder to make an $80 million movie. Well, I guess businesswise it is because you have more executives to argue with.”

American filmmaker, photographer, painter, and musician

Gus Green Van Sant Jr. is an American filmmaker, photographer, painter, and musician. He became known as an independent filmmaker and is regarded as one of the leading figures of the new queer cinema movement. His films often focus on marginalized subcultures, especially gay culture, and he has built a reputation for work shaped by that perspective across several artistic fields. On this site, he is represented by 75 quotes.