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You can't make people who you want them to be. That was a hard lesson for me.

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Jeremy Piven
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 26
Actor
Film Actor
Film Producer
Television Actor
Television Producer
Voice Actor
Manhattan borough
New York City
Jeremy Samuel Piven
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All I've done is work... I arrived in Los Angeles in my early 20s and I've been pounding the pavement ever since.
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I'm not a video game guy. I would rather throw around a football.
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I like to box. It's a great release.
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Everyone's journey is completely different.
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I want to be radical on the inside, but not on the outside.
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