286 Quotes by 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.

I feel like I came to acting late in a way.

I think there are ways in which shows can pop their heads up a little bit in the morass of everything you can watch.

Sometimes the better the writing, the harder it is to play because you really want to service it.

You can't control your mind. Why would you want to?

I still feel like I haven't grown up.

In terms of likeability, that's something that I don't think about as an actor when I approach a role.

I never thought about the actors on television or film, like what kind of life they had.

'Alien' is a great movie. So is 'Close Encounters.' But I'm not the guy who goes out to the science-fiction festival. '2001's good.