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Gus Van Sant

When I was 14, I felt very rundown I had a home to go to, but I felt like I was 60 or something, older than I feel now. And I don't know if it's something that happens at 14, or whether it was adolescence or whether I was gay, or closeted gay, or whatever

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Gus Van Sant describes feeling physically and emotionally exhausted at a young age, despite having a place to live, which made him feel much older than he actually was. He reflects on whether this heavy feeling was due to the challenges of being a teenager, struggling with his sexual identity, or a combination of both.

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