286 Quotes by David Duchovny

A lot of times passion projects or films are difficult to make because they don’t have proven directors attached to them.

I don’t see any difference in the craft of acting, in film or television. It’s absolutely the same. It’s different storytelling, playing a character over multiple hours, as opposed to two.

I don’t discount belief. I just discount most of the things that people believe in.

Garry Shandling is someone I’ve publicly gone gay for, for jokes. Oh and anyone in the Twilight movies. I don’t know any of their names, but all of them. The wolves, the vampires? They’re all fantastic.

My favorite parts of work as an actor and a director are those unplanned mistakes that do happen, because it’s like catching lightning in a bottle. It’s the best part of what we do.

I’m half Jewish, half Scottish. It’s hard for me to buy anything.

I love Doctor Who and I remember the first one, which was wonderful in its low-tech quality. I also loved the theme song, which sounded like The Cure to me. Which character would I like to play in Doctor Who? Who’s the bad guy? The Dalek? OK, I’ll play him.

It’s rare in movies or even in life where somebody owns up to their needs. I guess in a relationship it’s the only way it has a chance to survive it.

Approaching a part or thinking about taking a part, I never think, ‘Is that person like me?’