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" I feel 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 think I totally take that for granted. "

David Duchovny

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" I think Polanski's an amazing director. "

" There's nothing wrong with acknowledging the panoply of life's rich experience. "

" I always dreamt of being a basketball player. A dream that only I believed in. "

" When I grew up, I was in Manhattan the whole time. But my kids have been all over the world. "

" Actually, I have an interest in finishing my Ph.D., but I just know I never will. "

" You can't control your mind. Why would you want to? "

" If my work was good enough, I would never have to do publicity. "

" '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 been cancelled, you get cancelled before you mature into what it is you can actually be, which is too bad. "

" I love animals and I love working with them because they don't lie. "

" I'll instinctively know that I identify with a character. "

" I don't think I'd ever be cruel to an animal. "

" 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.' "

" Part of being an actor is letting things come about organically as opposed to forcing them. "

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" I'm kind of stupid when it comes to gadgets. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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