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Gus Van Sant

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in Louisville, Kentucky, The United States

July 24, 1952

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Literature & Fiction, Arts & Photography

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Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. is an American film director, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. Openly gay, he has dealt unflinchingly with homosexual and other marginalized subcultures without being particularly concerned about providing positive role models.

His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast (Keanu Reeves, Roseanne Barr, Uma Thurman, and k.d. lang, with cameos by William S. Burroughs and Heather Graham, among others); and ...more

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	Good Will Hunting by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Gus Van Sant (Introduction) 4.49 avg rating — 5,828 ratings — published 1997 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pink 2.93 avg rating — 382 ratings — published 1997 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Own Private Idaho by Gus Van Sant, Graham Fuller (Introduction) 4.10 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues & My Own Private Idaho 3.74 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	108 Portraits 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elephant by Gus Van Sant, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, Frederic P. Miller really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Step Big Shot: Portraits by Gus van Sant 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Sometimes I wish I had never met you, because then I could go to sleep at night not knowing there was someone like you out there.”
― Gus Van Sant, Good Will Hunting

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“Sometimes getting upset with yourself is necessary when you face the truth.”
― Gus Van Sant, Pink

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“It's when you start doing things for free, that you start to grow wings.”
― Gus Van Sant, My Own Private Idaho

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