Gus Van Sant

"Modern-day cinema takes the form of a sermon. You don't get to think, you only get to receive information."

Videodrome (1983)

Brian O'Blivion: The television screen is the retina of the mind's eye. Therefore, the television screen is part of the physical structure of the brain. Therefore, whatever appears on the television screen emerges as raw experience for those who watch it. Therefore, television is reality, and reality is less than television.

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Isaac Sachs: Yesterday, I believe I would never have done what I did today. I feel like something important has happened to me. Is this possible? I just met her, and yet... I have fallen in love with Luisa Rey.

Biutiful (2010)

Ana: The ring looks funny on your hand. Can I see it. Is it real?
Uxbal: Yes.   ....
Ana: It's beautiful. I never imagined I'd touch a real diamond. Can I try it on?
Uxbal: Yes. It's yours now, my love.
Ana: Really? Mom always wore it on this finger. She said it wasn't real.
Uxbal: Your mother never heard that sound.
Ana: What sound?
Uxbal: The sound of the sea. When I was little there was a radio station that played the sounds of the sea. The gigantic waves. The sounds frightened me.
Ana: Why did it frighten you?
Uxbal: The bottom of the sea made me afraid.

L'Auberge Espagnole (2002)

"The most missed experiences are those that we talk about most."

The Big Lebowski (1998)

"That rug really tied the room together."