At Eternity's Gate (2018)
Mathieu Amalric: Doctor Paul Gachet
Quotes
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Dr. Paul Gachet : Why do you paint?
Vincent Van Gogh : I paint, as a matter of fact, to stop thinking.
Dr. Paul Gachet : A sort of meditation.
Vincent Van Gogh : When I paint, I stop thinking.
Dr. Paul Gachet : About what?
Vincent Van Gogh : I stop thinking, and I feel that I'm a part of everything outside and inside of me. I wanted so much to share what I see.
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Vincent Van Gogh : An artist...
Dr. Paul Gachet : Yes?
Vincent Van Gogh : I thought an artist had to teach how to look at the world. But I don't think that anymore. Now I just think about my relationship to eternity.
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Dr. Paul Gachet : Maybe what you are saying is that your gift to the world is painting.
Vincent Van Gogh : If not, what good is an artist?