'Duch' means spirit and 'ovny' is kind of the adjectival ending, so the word itself means spiritual. It's my father's name, obviously. He took the 'H' out because he was tired of people saying Duchovny, but he never did it… — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
My whole life, I've wanted things before I was ready. I was always pushing for the next job, the next success. I was so… — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
I would say recently I've gotten back to perusing [Samuel] Beckett's novels. Listening to the way Donald Trump speaks without saying anything has made… — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
I got married a bit late, I agree. In any other period of history I'd have been dead at that age and they'd have… — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
Our country was founded on a distrust of government. Our founding fathers gave power to the people to keep an eye on government. So when politicians say, 'Trust me,' they're actually being very un-American. — David Duchovny Copy Share
It's not someone else's responsibility to honor my marriage. It's my responsibility. — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
Fame does lead to money, which I don't have a close relationship with. I'm the kind of guy who never sees the money -… — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
I like my computer. But I don't know how to use it as well as the 10-year-old daughter. — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
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,… — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
“Of course I’m biased, what else could I be? Bias makes the world go round, sometimes a little too fast.” — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
'The X-Files,' as I recall, we didn't know really what we were until the middle of the first year. You know, so if we'd been cancelled, you get cancelled before you mature into what it is you can actually be, which is too bad. — David Duchovny Copy Share
I always dreamt of being a basketball player. A dream that only I believed in. — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
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