David Duchovny Quotes

I’ve aged, but I don’t think I’ve grown up.

I've seen that most people change as they get older.

It's not easy being so frightened of everything. And when I think of how much I've improved in the last year, I wonder when I'll ever get finished with making changes and be really grown up.

It's a very vulnerable position to be in. I was so young and I was not focused on what I looked like. I was focused on the gold medal. At the end of the day, I have changed. I can't blame anybody for saying, 'Oh, she changed!' You know, because I have. And that's OK. It's good to keep evolving and growing. I think most people should be accepting with stuff like that, but you know, you can't force anybody into feeling a certain way. So for anybody who's judging it and not liking it, that's fine. Unfollow me. I don't really care.

People mature with age and experience. I hope I more resemble a fine wine than bad vinegar.

I was a really bad kid. Then, I got sweet as I got older.

One does not get better but different and older and that is always a pleasure.

People mature. They learn. They get better at things. You're different when you're 45 than when you're 25.

As you get older, everybody changes. You don't do the stupid stuff that you used to.

Most people acquire a softer side with age and sometimes with dad that has been quite weird to see.

As you grow and get older, you evolve.

It makes me think—what am I going to be like when I'm 65?

I have a lot of growing up to do. But I think, 'Hell, is it too late?'

Everything changes with age. The parts change with age, your feelings about them change, roles that I would've wanted to play 10 years ago, I don't want to play now.

When I was young, I was very selfish, now not any more.

I think the most interesting thing about any story is how people change. That's usually a struggle, because change is pretty much an uncomfortable thing.

I just think if you're 44 years old and you're not smarter than you were when you were 35 years old or 25 years old, just stay in your room.

I also think within the scene, a specific scene - if I were to play a part that I played 10 years ago now, my interpretation of that scene would be totally different. I would be making different choices. Because I can't somehow subtract all of the experiences that I've had in my life. And it's fascinating to see, because somewhere I'm very reflective in that. You know, I've been playing basically actually close to 40 years old, so I'm somewhere lost in age in this movie. But it's been fascinating to see that I can't subtract that time.

It is not the years but the changes that make us grow.

Religion often gets credit for curing rascals when old age is the real medicine.

Everybody thinks you reach a certain age and you're a grownup, but it's not true. Nobody grows up until the day they croak.

As we all grow and we get older, there are always little changes about our personality that happen.

In fact, I am so happy to be turning 40 and finally having a reason to take responsibility for my own behavior. It's also worked for me in terms of my physical appearance and emotional make-up and people entrusting me to bring the things a role deserves. I don't know whether that's depth or being a curmudgeon or what.

You've got to make adjustments as you get older.