If my work was good enough, I would never have to do publicity. David Duchovny More Quotes by David Duchovny More Quotes From 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 trustkeysexpectations 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 breathingyogaexercise What I liked about Mulder was his quality of not caring what other people thought of him. He was very independent. He wasn't interested in women. I liked that. He had kind of an intellectual quest, but not a sexual quest. That was the challenge of Mulder. Here was a guy that got almost sexually excited about aliens. And I wanted to be able to do that! David Duchovny independentcaringpeople A dream is the mind's way of answering a question it hasn't yet figured out how to ask. David Duchovny minddreamlove 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 caredoglive-in-the-moment Sometimes when I'm swimming, I think that maybe someday I'll put my red Speedo up for auction. Or maybe I'll donate it to the Smithsonian. They can stuff it with two plums and a gherkin and put it on display. David Duchovny swimmingtwothinking If somebody says what they want or what they need it gives the person the chance to say yes or no, instead of suffering in silence or depravation or whatever it is. David Duchovny silencesufferinggiving Anxiety is part of creativity, the need to get something out, the need to be rid of something or to get in touch with something within. David Duchovny anxietycreativitycreative People… they don’t write anymore – they blog. Instead of talking, they text, no punctuation, no grammar: LOL this and LMFAO that. You know, it just seems to me it’s just a bunch of stupid people pseudo-communicating with a bunch of other stupid people in a proto-language that resembles more what cavemen used to speak than the King’s English. David Duchovny stupidkingswriting The real truth about a lot of life's mysteries can be explained by science but people don't want to get in bed with science because it's cold. They prefer religion, myth, drama. David Duchovny realdramapeople 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 focusfeelingspast I understand the self-loathing and the resentment, and the discipline that it takes to sit down in front of a typewriter or computer every single day, whether it's going well or not going well. David Duchovny disciplinetypewritersself What makes me mad is arrogance, pretension, putting on airs. David Duchovny madarroganceair I dont 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 sharksoceanthinking I lost my virginity when I was 14. And I haven't been able to find it. David Duchovny ablehavenslost The only episode which was completely my idea was for Mitch Pileggi, the actor who portrays Skinner, the Assistant Director of the FBI. He appears often in the series, but only for a few scenes. You know virtually nothing about him. I wanted him to have an episode that was his alone, so I wrote Avatar for him. He even has a scene that's pretty . . . hot [knowing smile]. He was very happy. David Duchovny assistantsknowingideas I may be learning guitar, but I'll never be able to sing. David Duchovny guitarablemay There's two things I gotta do. One is, I gotta update my resume. And then, I have to call my mother. David Duchovny updatesmothertwo Every time Mulder smiles, people say, 'God, it was great to see you smile. Mulder never smiles.' I say, 'Mulder smiles a whole lot. He smiles at least once a show.' People get these ideas in their heads and they're impossible to shake. But, to be honest with you, Mulder is every bit as vulnerable and quirky as Ally McBeal. I think Mulder has pretty good legs, too. David Duchovny peopleideasthinking As names that can mean things, I prefer spiritual to a lot of other things. David Duchovny spiritualnamesmean
