Quotes from David Duchovny

It's not someone else's responsibility to honor my marriage. It's my responsibility.

I enjoy comedy and I hope that people enjoy watching me do it.

I always dreamt of being a basketball player. A dream that only I believed in.

For hundreds of years, that was the major form of entertainment: The grown-ups sat around and watched the kids play. Now they sit around and watch the television. The actors are the kids.

Maybe the best things about celebrity are the things like being able to get that seat on the plane that you wouldn't normally get, but that's kind of like cheating.

Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldn't call myself a poet.

I think of myself as more of a comic person. I don't know about a comic actor.

I enjoy trying to figure out the best way to compliment the picture and not overpower it.

I don't 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.'

I'm constantly amazed by the ability a child has to show sympathy, to read emotions, to get to the heart of any situation. It's unfiltered and completely inspiring.

I never, ever, ever cook. And I would never eat anything I might cook.

In this age of media and Internet access, we are much more talkative than ever before.

Privacy is something I have come to respect. I think when I was younger I wanted to tell everybody everything, because I thought I was so damn interesting. Then I heard the snoring.

I may be learning guitar, but I'll never be able to sing.

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've made so many mistakes. But it is my feeling that you learn from failures, so I welcome them as often as I can.

If you have Darwin, Christ and Nietzsche, they're all going to talk at once. You need somebody who listens.

Without whining and without making myself a tragic figure, there is no replacement for the loss of your privacy. It's a huge sacrifice.

I'd love to direct more.

As names that can mean things, I prefer spiritual to a lot of other things.

The happiest moment of my life was probably when my daughter was born.

I don't believe in a conspiracy to hide the existence of extraterrestrial life.

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

'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.