'The X-Files' was a hard sell because people didn't know what it was. The network didn't understand what it was that they were buying, and at the beginning, they wanted us to have closure. They wanted us to put the… — Chris Carter Copy Share Image
The real challenge in doing a TV show is in what I would call the maintenance energy. You take that creative energy and you… — Chris Carter Copy Share
When something original works, then everyone wants to copy it. But if you're trying to do something that no one's ever seen before it's… — Chris Carter Copy Share
The experience of seeing a surf movie in the 1970s, as a teenager, and the energy in those theatres, was amazing. It was the… — Chris Carter Copy Share
“He's the most dangerous man alive. Not so much because he believes in his actions, but because he believes his actions are all which… — Chris Carter Copy Share
Writing is a little athletic for me. I get worked up a little bit when I do it. So I guess I'm a little… — Chris Carter Copy Share
I think I've been asked a lot more than most TV producers to go on-camera. But I just do what I do and don't… — Chris Carter Copy Share
'The X-Files' was a hard sell because people didn't know what it was. The network didn't understand what it was that they were buying,… — Chris Carter Copy Share
“Just think of any consulting business – its solutions to whatever problems occur will be what it currently offers.” — Chris Carter Copy Share
Even if I see 300 'X-Files' fans together, I can't fathom - I cannot imagine - the audience itself. All I think about is… — Chris Carter Copy Share
Producing a series is like being Lewis and Clark: You know where you're going, you just don't know how you're going to get there.… — Chris Carter Copy Share
So many things for me are unfortunate in the commercialization of something that is special. It's like when Led Zeppelin appears in Cadillac commercials.… — Chris Carter Copy Share
I've become very interested in the spectrum of political discourse as seen on the cable news channels that are conveniently right in a row… — Chris Carter Copy Share
“Our knowledge does not help us to forecast the future, but it makes us more certain that our guesses are the right ones. In… — Chris Carter Copy Share
“Interpretation is directly related to a person's frame of mind. Looking at the same image, a person could see two different things depending on… — Chris Carter Copy Share
