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I have a hard time saying no if it's right. I don't say no to say no. I said no when I didn't have a pot to piss in. I still said no to big money jobs because they didn't make creative sense to me.

Jeremy Renner

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Jeremy Renner
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 7
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