David Duchovny Quotes

I think that when I was first starting out, even after I was on 'Gilmore Girls,' when things were going pretty well, I was constantly focused on what's next, how can my career get bigger? I could've had a little more fun, and I think I could've had a little more gratitude for the job I did have.

I don't regret the way I approached things, because otherwise I wouldn't have achieved what I did, but when I look back, I could have enjoyed things more.

Ya know, right now the most important thing in my life is to make sure you understand that, first of all I thank God I'm alive today, and I mean that. I spent too many years of my life thinking that the big party was the whole thing.

Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals.

I's taken me a great deal to get here. I don't plan on missing anything.

I have no projects on the horizon. I don't feel frustrated. It's a great life lesson for me.

I've got a lot of opportunities, a lot of love in my life, a lot of things going for me. Still, it's not complete. I know this is not the whole thing. There's much more.

Nobody has it all, but for me to even come close is amazing.

You should never worry too much about achieving your goals, because in the long run you might not find yourself too happy when you get there.

In working with top leaders and thought philosophers of our time, I will tell you that among their secrets of success is a regular practice of acknowledging and appreciating what they have. It can offer an oracle into the future because it not only tells you where you are, but it also helps clarify where you want to go in life.

Learning to appreciate those things that aren't related to success has proved the biggest lesson.

Reflecting on where I came from helps me to appreciate and balance what I have now.

Never stray from life's purpose. Refrain from counting someone else's blessings instead of your own.

I prayed very hard for this to happen and it happened. I don't even think about what I've achieved, I haven't focused on it and I wish I had, because I really want to enjoy it, and I don't know if I am enjoying it, because I am going through my life like a bulldozer. I still haven't marveled at it.

I know what I like and what I want, and I can sit and enjoy every 10 minutes that go by. And truly enjoy it.

But I try not to become preoccupied with that because with whatever direction I follow, with whatever advice I've followed or not followed, It's landed me in New York, in a very beautiful hotel, talking to people about something that I love. So I ain't that far off.

I am so leading the life that I want and wanted and dreamed of as a kid. I'm trying very hard not to abuse it or take advantage of it.

When you get a chance to step back, you notice all these great things you've done and all these great people that you've worked with.

Early One Morning takes time and, I mean, all things like that I felt were very important.

Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.

I was so driven that sometimes you don't recognise all the good things that are happening to you.

I happen to be a pessimist, and maybe that's a good thing because I don't stop to smell the roses - which is not a good personal thing. I don't stop and enjoy those moments... Always on to the next and never in the moment.

I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment.

I think sometimes in life we rush and only later look back and say, 'Wow, that was something pretty cool that I did,' and we realize we should have been more aware while it was happening.

When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.