David Duchovny Quotes
98% of the people in the world are harmless and wish you well, but it only takes one person who doesn't. That's what you're constantly on guard against.
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Don't let nobody tell you that you can't do it. Love what you do until you don't love it anymore. Nothing's impossible.
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I'm very silly as a person, but quality silliness on-screen has more of an art to it. Harrison Ford, whom I was in 'Morning Glory' with, has mastered that dry funny better than anyone.
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I have selective hearing.
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My mother has been the greatest influence on my life, morally. When I get right down to it, my mother and father are two people I can count on no matter what.
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Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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Indie movies got co-opted by the studio system. The studios insisted that only stars could make movies successful.
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My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it.
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Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.
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I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
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Anyone driving through London after the school term ends will notice immediately how much easier it is to get around. The school run contributes massively to congestion.
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When you make a movie, it's up to so many things and so many people.
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Politicians read the polls that show 85 or 90 percent of the voters profess a belief in God, so they identify themselves with religion, often only to the degree necessary to reach the constituency they are targeting.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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I'm not more or less conscious than any other rapper out there.
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These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have.
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In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away.
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I've always wanted to be my own person and stand by the things I believe in and I thought I might lose that independence if I ran for political office.
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My parents have a pawnshop in Downtown Las Vegas for quite awhile. I grew up seeing people come in and want - need - money so they could go and gamble again or so they could pay their bills or whatever reason, and try and sell items that were of value to them.
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I'm a journalist, and I'm a filmmaker. I have an organization that's all about telling stories.
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I don't have any friends and don't have any intention of making any. People will stab you in the back, mistreat you, talk about me behind your back, steal from you. And they're not really your friends. They're only there because you're a celebrity or because they want to get something from you.
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The attitude and identity that we want to play with doesn't change.
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It's not easy to part with the trophies. However, I do need to have some long-term financial security for those close to me.
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98% of the people in the world are harmless and wish you well, but it only takes one person who doesn't. That's what you're constantly on guard against.
