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One of the things that is devastating is I realise I haven't been living a different life than when I was, like, 12. I'm shocked at how reclusive I've been since then. I was unaware of it until recently.

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Gus Van Sant
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 24
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Louisville
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Gus Greene Van Sant Junior
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