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I think when you have some success as a kid, your notion of being a good actor is pleasing the director, doing exactly what they tell you to do.

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Gillian Jacobs
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: October 19
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Pittsburg
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Gillian MacLaren Jacobs
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