David Duchovny Biography

“I never, ever cook and I would never eat anything I might cook.”

“I lost my virginity when I was 14 and I haven’t been able to find it.”

“I’ve always been overly concerned about what people think, which has resulted in a lot of inner turmoil. I try not to give a damn, but inside I’m a huge ball of worry.”

“I don’t think I’d ever be cruel to an animal.”

“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.”

“One of the nice things about acting is that it allows you to open up to the other people within you.”

“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.”

“If you’re smart, you’ll always be humble. You can learn all you want, but there’ll always be somebody who’s never read a book who’ll know twice what you know.”

“Anxiety is part of creativity, the need to get something out, the need to be rid of something or to get in touch with something within.”

“I feel like I have to work hard to nurture whatever talent I have as an actor. I feel like it’s not natural to me. So I don’t take it for granted…what I think is my natural ability - which is writing - I totally take that for granted.”

“For hundreds of years, that was the main 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.”

"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 - it all goes somewhere else. I don’t understand it, I don’t like to deal with it. I have a fear of not having it, because I grew up without it.”