“You become tyrannized by this notion that women must not only be treated equally, but they must never fail.”
– 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
“People always love and respect characters who speak the truth, even if the truth hurts.”
– David Duchovny
“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
“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
“I’m always trying to perfect the romantic comedy, though.”
– David Duchovny
“People always love and respect characters who speak the truth, even if the truth hurts.”
– David Duchovny
“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
“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
“Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldn’t call myself a poet.”
– David Duchovny
“I think patience is a skill and I wish I had it.”
– 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
“I don’t need my phone to play me music. I need it to be a phone and an e-mail thing.”
– David Duchovny
“I just spend my money on the essentials. Just basically food and shelter.”
– David Duchovny
“I don’t make decisions based on money.”
– David Duchovny
“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
“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
“I think the real heroic teachers are the ones who work with kids, like my mom and my sister do.”
– 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
“It’s not someone else’s responsibility to honor my marriage. It’s my responsibility.”
– David Duchovny
“I may be learning guitar, but I’ll never be able to sing.”
– David Duchovny
“There are certain things I learned when I first started learning about acting, to try and place the character physically and emotionally. And the way you place them emotionally is often with humor.”
– David Duchovny
“There are certain things I learned when I first started learning about acting, to try and place the character physically and emotionally. And the way you place them emotionally is often with humor.”
– David Duchovny
“I enjoy comedy and I hope that people enjoy watching me do it.”
– David Duchovny
“I’ve run into certain geniuses of individualism – they are very few and far between – who live their lives completely on their own terms they are very powerful and have a great amount of happiness. We all should aspire to that.”
– David Duchovny
“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
“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
“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
“I just spend my money on the essentials. Just basically food and shelter.”
– David Duchovny