David Duchovny Quotes

He wasn't really Method but he believed that when you did a role there were lots of things you could do with your co-star in order to create the right environment. You known, if you were supposed to be in love, to create that feeling between the two of you.

I don't think I've ever watched a movie to prepare for a role.

I guess I'm probably a Method actor; I don't know... I just think of it as staying in the zone.

I do not use any set methods, not even The Method. The character after all is in the lines.

I don't really prepare for each role the same way.

A lot of what acting is paying attention.

Basically, the way you get into any role is just doing research on the type of character you're playing.

I mean, a lot of time rehearsals are taken up with other things other than preparing a character.

Part of an actor's job is to draw up a back story.

People think memorizing lines is hard, when that's the last thing you worry about. You get that done, and then you've got to worry about the internal stuff, which is the challenging part.

I try to create as many circumstances outside of set that help me fall into character when I get onto set.

Simply, if you're working with good material, then it's right there, and you don't have to try so hard as an actor; you don't have to do so much. Just let the material sit inside you and let it come out. Just say the words. That was the main thing that I learned from doing Aaron Sorkin's work - say the words, and everything else will happen.

The process of rehearsal means you learn so much and really get the chance to develop your work on a character.

I like to have something to base a role on.

The thrill of acting is the discovery part, so it all changes, but it has to change in a way that fits what is written. You can't just wander off and get interested in your own tangent.

If you're working opposite an actor who can act, then all you have to do is listen and respond.

Your job as an actor is to piece together whatever you've learned in your training, or whatever you have experienced in your life, to piece together a person.

As an actor, your first priority is the work - immersing yourself in the role, backstory, and bringing that to screen.

It's part of the actor's job to show up with a head full of steam, to have their own take on this. So that way, you're not relying on, 'OK, tell me how to do it.'

In acting, one should look at the film in totality. Improvisations should only be made keeping in mind the limits of a character. Always believe in team work.

I am trained in theatre, and so I take time to study and get into the skin of a character.

I never do any research for my roles.

I am neither a method actor nor a trained one. So, I don't generally prepare for any role. Becoming the character and being in that moment are most important.

I was amazed by the kind of preparation Hollywood actors do for their roles.

I'm not a Method actress. I work in the present, the day-to-day.