David Duchovny Displays on David Lynch, Teases X-Recordsdata Reunion

Whereas on the occasion, the place he introduced an award to his former Californication collaborator Tim Minchin, the actor spoke with TooFab about his time on each Twin Peaks and The X-Recordsdata, forward of a reunion with Gillian Anderson at Sunday’s SAG Awards.

After Twin Peaks creator David Lynch died final month from problems of emphysema the age of 78, a clip from the present’s 2017 revival, Twin Peaks: The Return, that includes Duchovny went viral. Within the footage, Lynch opens as much as Duchovny’s trans character Denise how he supported her transition — telling her, “Once you grew to become Denise, I advised all of your colleagues, these clown comics, to repair their hearts or die.”

When requested in regards to the now-iconic line on the occasion, Duchovny mentioned he isn’t on social media and had no concept it was so beloved. He did, nonetheless, realize it was one thing particular.

“I did not know that was introduced up just lately, however I bear in mind getting that script and studying that line and considering, that is one of many all time nice strains. So I am nor shocked that folks bear in mind it,” he advised TooFab.

“Working with David is a as soon as in a lifetime form of a factor. He was full distinctive, had a unique imaginative and prescient as a filmmaker, as an artist, and I really feel fortunate to have auditioned within the late ’80s to play this transvestite character and it grew to become one thing I bought to do 30 years aside,” Duchovny — whose character started carrying ladies’s garments on the unique collection, earlier than popping out as trans for the revival — continued.

“As a younger actor, you are going in to audition for a TV present, you do not even know what it’s. For it to be one thing like that’s fairly particular,” he added.

David additionally touched briefly on one other well-known position from his previous, enjoying Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Recordsdata reverse Gillian Anderson.

The pair labored collectively on each the unique ’90s collection and the two-season revival from 2016-2018. After just lately reuniting on Duchovny’s podcast, the pair can even be hitting the stage collectively on Sunday night time on the SAG Awards to current an award — leaving us to wonder if the 2 may make one other go at bringing the sci-fi collection again for a 3rd time.

“We’ll current an award. It feels good … I would reasonably get an award than current one, nevertheless it’s good,” he quipped — earlier than including of a possible return, “I am positive there will probably be extra chatter after Sunday.”