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Gus Van Sant Quotes

If it were up to the executives, they probably wouldn't have directors at all.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: american
Birth: July 24, 1952

Topics

Up Executives Were Directors

I'm an Australian. And I'm speaking generally here, but Australians in general aren't patriotic or nationalistic. Our country was built by immigrants. So, by my experience, I've seen the way immigration has transformed nations. They are the key people who quite literally build civilizations, be it culturally or musically.

Experience People Key Immigration

At Al Jazeera, the first story I did was to sit down with a former Haitian dictator, Jean-Claude Duvalier, and grill him about crimes against humanity. Al Jazeera is giving me the opportunity to tell important stories and stories that I want to tell.

Soledad O'Brien

Opportunity Me Story Giving Humanity

I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.

Growing Up Thought Growing Never Up

There's nobody I look up to, really.

Look Nobody Up Really

Playing Fagin in the play and film was a small miracle.

Small Play Miracle Playing Film

I won't let anything destroy me.

Me Anything Destroy

I can't pick out one single book that had such a profound personal impact.

Book Impact Personal Profound Single

I think having a visionary CEO is awesome, and visionary leadership is one thing, but you also need checks and balances on whether this company can withstand a very honest and critical look at itself.

Leadership Think You Look Visionary

My wife, Barbara, is great. She arranges when I do work that I have a day off between performances.

Work Great Day Wife She Off

Nothing I do is didactic. I just want to hold up a mirror and say, 'This is who we are.'

Mirror Say Want Nothing Up Hold

Television is like speed chess, as you have no time and no money. It is like trying to play Grandmaster chess with a 20 minute timer. The rewards are great, though, as it moves faster and you get to see the finished results much quicker.

Great Time Money Speed You Play

We all have friends and family who see one path for us, and we go a different path, and it's not necessarily what they would have wanted.

Family Path Friends And Family Go Us

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