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I really like gratuitous nudity. I hate when people go, 'I'll only do it if it makes sense for the movie'. It never makes sense. So I like it - the more gratuitous the better.

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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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