Quotes by David Duchovny

About David Duchovny:

David William Duchovny is an American actor, writer, producer, director, and singer-songwriter. He is known for playing FBI Agent Fox Mulder on the science-fiction horror drama series The X-Files and writer Hank Moody on the comedy-drama series Californication, both of which have earned him Golden Globe awards. Duchovny has appeared in the two X-Files films, the 1998 science fiction-thriller of the same name and the supernatural-thriller The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). As of May 2015, he has been executive producing and starring in the historically-based cop drama Aquarius.
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I don't make decisions based on money.

David Duchovny

I mean, you always want everybody to pat you on the back and tell you you're wonderful every time you do something; I think that's human nature.

David Duchovny

Games, by nature, have more plot options and non-linear qualities than TV and film.

David Duchovny

Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldn't call myself a poet.

David Duchovny

Generally, I don't like to walk out of a movie. It's like a relationship - you want to see it to the end; otherwise, you won't know if you left early or not.

David Duchovny

I'm always trying to perfect the romantic comedy, though.

David Duchovny

Privacy is something I have come to respect. I think when I was younger I wanted to tell everybody everything, because I thought I was so damn interesting. Then I heard the snoring.

David Duchovny

I'm constantly amazed by the ability a child has to show sympathy, to read emotions, to get to the heart of any situation. It's unfiltered and completely inspiring.

David Duchovny

I don't need my phone to play me music. I need it to be a phone and an e-mail thing.

David Duchovny

Women's fashion is a subtle form of bondage. It's men's way of binding them. We put them in these tight, high-heeled shoes, we make them wear these tight clothes and we say they look sexy. But they're actually tied up.

David Duchovny

In the U.S., oddly, we have images of men as arrogant and aggressive.

David Duchovny

I think the real heroic teachers are the ones who work with kids, like my mom and my sister do.

David Duchovny

It's not someone else's responsibility to honor my marriage. It's my responsibility.

David Duchovny

I think patience is a skill and I wish I had it.

David Duchovny

I had to work in one of the most beautiful ski resorts in the world for almost three weeks. Pity me.

David Duchovny

Just like every show has a tone, every show has different people on it playing different games. I don't say 'game' in a pejorative sense, I just mean, these are different stories that we tell ourselves when we go to work.

David Duchovny

I feel I have to work hard to nurture whatever talent I have as an actor. I feel like it's not natural to me. So I don't take it for granted... What I think is my natural ability - which is writing - I think I totally take that for granted.

David Duchovny

You become tyrannized by this notion that women must not only be treated equally, but they must never fail.

David Duchovny

Author Bio

  • NameDavid Duchovny
  • DescriptionUS-American actor
  • BornAugust 7, 1960
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTelevision Actor; Film Actor; Actor; Film Director; Writer
  • WorksThe X-Files; Californication
  • AwardsGolden Globe Award