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On the one hand, people think they own kids they feel that they have the right to tell the kids what to do. On the other hand, people envy kids. We'd like to be kids our whole lives. Kids get to do what they do. They live on their instincts.

David Duchovny

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David Duchovny
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 7
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New York City
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David William Duchovny
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