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> [On the one hand, people think they own kids; they feel that they have the right to tell the kids what to do. On the other hand, people envy kids. We'd like to be kids our whole lives. Kids get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/on-the-one-hand-people-think-they-own-kids-they-feel-that-they-have/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

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## More by David Duchovny

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/my-whole-life-i-ve-wanted-things-before-i-was-ready-i-was-always/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/i-would-say-recently-i-ve-gotten-back-to-perusing-samuel-beckett-s/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/i-got-married-a-bit-late-i-agree-in-any-other-period-of-history-i-d/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

> [Our country was founded on a distrust of government. Our founding fathers gave power to the people to keep an eye on government. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/our-country-was-founded-on-a-distrust-of-government-our-founding/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

> [I still feel like I haven't grown up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/i-still-feel-like-i-haven-t-grown-up/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

> [It's not someone else's responsibility to honor my marriage. It's my responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/it-s-not-someone-else-s-responsibility-to-honor-my-marriage-it-s-my/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

> [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 -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/fame-does-lead-to-money-which-i-don-t-have-a-close-relationship-with/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

> [I like my computer. But I don't know how to use it as well as the 10-year-old daughter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/i-like-my-computer-but-i-don-t-know-how-to-use-it-as-well-as-the-10/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/maybe-the-best-things-about-celebrity-are-the-things-like-being-able/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

> [“Of course I’m biased, what else could I be? Bias makes the world go round, sometimes a little too fast.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/of-course-i-m-biased-what-else-could-i-be-bias-makes-the-world-go/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

> ['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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/the-x-files-as-i-recall-we-didn-t-know-really-what-we-were-until-the/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

> [I always dreamt of being a basketball player. A dream that only I believed in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/i-always-dreamt-of-being-a-basketball-player-a-dream-that-only-i/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

> [Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldn't call myself a poet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/well-i-still-write-poetry-but-i-wouldn-t-call-myself-a-poet/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

> [I'm not reading currently because I'm getting revisions of a novel. If I read while I'm writing I will unconsciously plagiarize and go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/i-m-not-reading-currently-because-i-m-getting-revisions-of-a-novel-if/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

> [Anxiety is part of creativity, the need to get something out, the need to be rid of something or to get in touch with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/anxiety-is-part-of-creativity-the-need-to-get-something-out-the-need/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

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