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DAVID DUCHOVNY Before you dive in head first, make sure the water is not shallow.
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NATHAN KIRSH I want money; I just don't want that money lying around.
NATHAN KIRSH I like to see a tidy shop, and I want to see my investments well managed.
NATHAN KIRSH My brain is like a hard drive. Once you start adding new information, you start cutting off old info...
NATHAN FILLION I love 'Strange Brew'. I quote that movie all the time, and no one knows what I'm talkin...
NATHAN FILLION My guiltiest pleasure? 'Untamed & Uncut'. Videos of people being attacked by animals. Ye...
NATHAN FILLION I'm comfortable only when there's a mutual attraction. That's what anyone wants. If I fi...
NATHAN FILLION I like doing things where I can get dirty, work with my hands, and use power tools. Last weekend, I ...
NATHAN FILLION No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a thi...
NATHAN FILLION I don't expect anybody to know who I am.
NATHAN FILLION I'm the biggest geek of all. Adventure, fantasy, comic books - I can't get enough.
NATHAN FILLION Oh, boy. I'm still in touch with about 90 percent of my exes. They would describe me as being un...
NATHAN FILLION I told myself a while back, 'Love what you do, but don't fall in love with what you do.'...
NATHAN FILLION You want to put out a TV show? If you have the money to do it on your own, by yourself, and you have...
NATHAN FILLION I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing a...
NATHAN FILLION I want my job to include a little adventure, a little more of a heightened reality than what I'm...
NATHAN FILLION You know, Castle, like anyone else, is a human being first. If you take a human being - especially a...
NATHAN FILLION You know, Castle's the kind of guy that when he meets somebody, that's a connection for him....
NATHAN FILLION I'm a plethora of stolen jokes and kitschy references.
NATHAN FILLION I tell you, 'Firefly'? Best job I ever had. Heartbroken when it was canceled, but had it not...
NATHAN FILLION I've got a fantastic life. I enjoy what I do for a living. I see the blessings; I'm not blin...
NATHAN FILLION It's a trap I've fallen into earlier in my career - trying to be liked. Don't do it. Whe...
NATHAN FILLION You know, I endeavor to be more like my older brother. He's very magnetic. He's actually ver...
NATHAN FILLION I'm constantly pitching one episode where we see life through Castle's eyes. I think Castle&...
NATHAN FILLION I don't spend a lot of time online. My mother's really good at picking out if she sees a rea...
NATHAN FILLION I still buy actual books. The smell, having it in your hands - there's really no substitute.
NATHAN FILLION I like to say there's certain things you can't take back: One of them is 'I love you,...
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