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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.
David Duchovny
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David Duchovny
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 7
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I may be learning guitar, but I'll never be able to sing.
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A bath tub, apparently, was the first thing I wanted to be.
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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.
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I enjoy trying to figure out the best way to compliment the picture and not overpower it.
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In high school and college, I was an athlete.
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I think [kids] enjoy reading, but it's a different world now. There are a lot of competitors for the imaginative attention.
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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.
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One of the great things about doing series television is the guest actors that you can have come on and play around with.
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I've got huge tubs full of X-Files memorobilia that I can sell on eBay.
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What makes me mad is arrogance, pretension, putting on airs.
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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.
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My whole life, Ive wanted things before I was ready. I was always pushing for the next job, the next success. I was so focused on achieving and the path that I was missing some great point about life.
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