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" My favorite parts of work as an actor and a director are those unplanned mistakes that do happen, because it's like catching lightning in a bottle. It's the best part of what we do. "

David Duchovny

Lightning

Work

Mistakes

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Expect

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People

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" I don't need my phone to play me music. I need it to be a phone and an e-mail thing. "

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