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."

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

— David Duchovny

Marriage

All Quotes by David Duchovny

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

— David Duchovny

Mom

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

— David Duchovny

Age

“I think Polanski's an amazing director.”

— David Duchovny

Amazing

“I drive an electric car.”

— David Duchovny

Car

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

— David Duchovny

Food

“People always love and respect characters who speak the truth, even if the truth hurts.”

— David Duchovny

Respect

“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.”

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Men

“I may be learning guitar, but I'll never be able to sing.”

— David Duchovny

Learning

“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

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

— David Duchovny

Nature

“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.”

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Fear

“I'm turning into a stricter dad.”

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Dad

“I enjoy comedy and I hope that people enjoy watching me do it.”

— David Duchovny

Hope

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

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Romantic

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

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Money

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

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Women

“I do not think that Mulder trusts any one other than Scully. He s very solitary. She is the only one who takes him seriously. I don t know if they re in love. In a way, their relationship is deeper than that, because they cannot live without each other.”

— David Duchovny

Relationship

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

— David Duchovny

Patience

“You're raising a kid and you give it food and shelter and, most importantly, you give it the feeling that it's special. I think people react to celebrities like that - I mean, they treat celebrities like children.”

— David Duchovny

Food

“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