David Duchovny

David Duchovny

36 quotes

Actor and wordsmith — David Duchovny (b. 1960) is an American voice whose observations cut across disciplines. The range of their thinking — from Money to Fear — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Our collection holds 43 quotes from David Duchovny, each offering a different angle on Money, Fear, Food, Women, and Truth. Here is a taste of their wisdom: "Games, by nature, have more plot options and non-linear qualities than TV and film."

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“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

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All Quotes by David Duchovny

“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

Money

“I drive an electric car.”

— David Duchovny

Car

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

— David Duchovny

Romantic

“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

Food

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

— David Duchovny

Poetry

“The key is to get to know people and trust them to be who they are. Instead, we trust people to be who we want them to be - and when they're not, we cry.”

— David Duchovny

Trust

“Every day I try to do breathing exercises, meditation, and yoga. These things sound awfully cliche, but they help me slow down and try to point to a truth.”

— David Duchovny

Truth

“Fame does lead to money, which I don't have a close relationship with. I'm the kind of guy who never sees the money - it all goes somewhere else. I don't understand it, I don't like to deal with it. I have a fear of not having it, because I grew up without it.”

— David Duchovny

Fear

“I don't make decisions based on money.”

— David Duchovny

Money

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

— David Duchovny

Music

“There's nothing wrong with acknowledging the panoply of life's rich experience.”

— David Duchovny

Experience

“In this age of media and Internet access, we are much more talkative than ever before.”

— David Duchovny

Age

“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

Future

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

— David Duchovny

Patience

“One of the scary things is that, when you're a kid, you look at your dad as the man who has no fear. When you're an adult, you realize your father had fear, and that you have it, too.”

— David Duchovny

Dad

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

— David Duchovny

Marriage

“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

Nature

“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

Men

“I just spend my money on the essentials. Just basically food and shelter.”

— David Duchovny

Food

“I'm turning into a stricter dad.”

— David Duchovny

Dad