David Duchovny Quotes

American - Actor Born: August 7, 1960

The happiest moment of my life was probably when my daughter was born. - David Duchovny

The happiest moment of my life was probably when my daughter was born. David Duchovny

Life, Daughter, Moment, My Life, Born

If you're smart, you'll always be humble. You can learn all you want, but there'll always be somebody who's never read a book who'll know twice what you know. David Duchovny

Book, Humble, Smart, You, Know, Want

I love dogs. They live in the moment and don't care about anything except affection and food. They're loyal and happy. Humans are just too damn complicated. David Duchovny

Love, Live, Food, Moment, Happy, Care

I'm kind of stupid when it comes to gadgets. David Duchovny

Stupid, Kind, Gadgets

I don't like the idea of being eaten by a shark. I like to swim in the ocean, and I think much more about sharks than anyone should. I really resent the fact that my oceangoing experiences are ruined by 'Jaws.' David Duchovny

Ocean, Think, Sharks, Shark, Fact, Swim

The worst thing a man can admit is 'I'm not 100 percent fulfilled by my family.' But it doesn't mean he doesn't love his family. I love my family, but I still want to work; I still want challenges. It took me a while to fall in love with the responsibility of family life, and it was a deep thing when I did. David Duchovny

Family, Life, Work, Love, Man, Me

I don't mind close-ups, I like them, but they're kind of forceful - you see a lot, you get a lot of information in a close-up. There's less mystery. David Duchovny

Mind, Mystery, Information, You, Kind

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

Patience, Wish, Think, Skill, I Wish

I'm not really a gamer. David Duchovny

I've made so many mistakes. But it is my feeling that you learn from failures, so I welcome them as often as I can. David Duchovny

Welcome, Mistakes, You, Feeling, Learn

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I really enjoy taking an outdoor shower. David Duchovny

Enjoy, Shower, Taking, Really, Outdoor

I lost my virginity when I was 14. And I haven't been able to find it. David Duchovny

Lost, Find, Able, Been, Virginity

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

Women, Shoes, Men, Look, Sexy, Fashion

What makes me mad is arrogance, pretension, putting on airs. David Duchovny

Me, Arrogance, Mad, Makes, Pretension

I always dreamt of being a basketball player. A dream that only I believed in. David Duchovny

Basketball, Dream, Always, Only, Being

My entire life has been an attempt to get back to the kind of feelings you have on a field. The sense of brotherhood, the esprit de corps, the focus - there being no past or future, just the ball. As trite as it sounds, I was happiest playing ball. David Duchovny

Life, Future, Focus, Past, Brotherhood

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

Respect, Thought, Interesting, Think

Part of being an actor is letting things come about organically as opposed to forcing them. David Duchovny

Things, Actor, Being, Come, Forcing

I've turned down jobs because I've said, 'Honestly, I can't find my way in. I can't do it. I love you, as a director. I think the script is good. You deserve better than I think I can do.' David Duchovny

Love, Good, I Love You, Better, Think

'The X-Files,' as I recall, we didn't know really what we were until the middle of the first year. You know, so if we'd been cancelled, you get cancelled before you mature into what it is you can actually be, which is too bad. David Duchovny

Year, You, Know, Bad, Mature, First

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

Work, Me, Talent, Writing, Work Hard

On the one hand, people think they own kids; they feel that they have the right to tell the kids what to do. On the other hand, people envy kids. We'd like to be kids our whole lives. Kids get to do what they do. They live on their instincts. David Duchovny

Live, People, Think, Envy, Feel, Hand

At one time there were voiceover artists, now there are celebrity voiceover artists. It's unfortunate because these people need the money less than the voiceover artist. David Duchovny

Time, Money, People, Artist, Celebrity

People always love and respect characters who speak the truth, even if the truth hurts. David Duchovny

Love, Respect, Truth, People, Speak, Who

You can't control your mind. Why would you want to? David Duchovny

Mind, Control, You, Want, Why, Would

I don't want to know what happens in any movie that I go to see. David Duchovny

Know, Want, See, Go, Happens, Movie

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