'The X-Files' from the beginning was a very visual show, and with Bob Mandel directing the pilot and Dan Sackheim being involved in the production of the pilot and directing the first episode, they brought a visual style to it… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
'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 Image
“Just think of any consulting business – its solutions to whatever problems occur will be what it currently offers.” — Chris Carter Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
