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" I enjoy comedy and I hope that people enjoy watching me do it. "
David Duchovny
Comedy
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Me
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" When I started getting notoriety it was cheesy to appear in a commercial. "
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" I enjoy trying to figure out the best way to compliment the picture and not overpower it. "
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" 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. "
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" I was about 26 or 27 and it was imperative that I make a living right away and it's hard to make a living on stage, so I started in television and film. "
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" I always dreamt of being a basketball player. A dream that only I believed in. "
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" What strikes me is that 'XIII' looks like a movie. The shot making is movie-like, which is kind of fun - the kind of playful action movie shot making is pretty, is pretty good. What's also great about this game is its style and interesting story-line. "
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" Chemistry is really about two people who like to act together, I think. It's like tennis in the most cliched way. It's like if you hit the ball, they hit the ball back, and they don't hit it into the stands, and they don't put the ball in their pocket and walk off - and they don't argue with the umpire, you know? "
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" 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. "
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