David Duchovny
David Duchovny
David William Duchovnyis an American actor, writer, producer, director, novelist, and singer-songwriter. He is known for playing FBI Agent Fox Mulder on the sci-fi horror action drama show The X-Files and writer Hank Moody on the comedy-drama series Californication, both of which have earned him Golden Globe awards. Duchovny appeared in both of the two X-Files films, the 1998 science fiction-thriller of the same name and the supernatural-thriller The X-Files: I Want to Believe. As of May 2015, he has...
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth7 August 1960
CityNew York City, NY
Games, by nature, have more plot options and non-linear qualities than TV and film.
People think celebrities don't have to worry about human things like sickness and death and rent. It's like you've traveled to this Land of Celebrity, this other country. They want you to tell about what you saw.
Approaching a part or thinking about taking a part, I never think, 'Is that person like me?'
Usually, when I act, I try to forget the words and let them come, and just find my way through them.
People always love and respect characters who speak the truth, even if the truth hurts.
I always dreamt of being a basketball player. A dream that only I believed in.
As we age, there are different things that become important to us and that means that different aspects of our character come to the forefront; certain aspects recede. And that's fun. It would be shitty to have to imitate myself.
Most journalists expect me to answer all their questions about aliens and spaceships.
There is never a personal-life connection between my characters and myself. I'm a professional and I can access what I need to access, so there's no bleed-over. I didn't need to believe in aliens to play Mulder. As for my personal life, everything is fantastic right now.
I like my computer. But I don't know how to use it as well as the 10-year-old daughter.
It seems unlikely that we're alone in the universe. But I'm pretty sure nobody's hiding any contact.
One of the great things about doing series television is the guest actors that you can have come on and play around with.
I've turned down jobs because I've said, 'Honestly, I can't find my way in. I can't do it. I love you, as a director. I think the script is good. You deserve better than I think I can do.'
I don't see any difference in the craft of acting, in film or television. It's absolutely the same. It's different storytelling, playing a character over multiple hours, as opposed to two.