Television Quotes by Chris Carter

8 Television quotes by Chris Carter

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If you’ve ever wondered what drives a TV creator’s mind, this short set gives a quick glimpse into Carter’s take on the screen. Eight pithy lines capture his perspective without overwhelming you.

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The real challenge in doing a TV show is in what I would call the maintenance energy. You take that creative energy…

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'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…

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Even if I see 300 'X-Files' fans together, I can't fathom - I cannot imagine - the audience itself. All I think…

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It's funny - I was a big fan of 'The Sopranos.' It became kind of a threat to 'The X-Files' in a…

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If you look at 'The X-Files' generally, we did 202 episodes. About 80% of them are not 'mythology' episodes, which tend to…

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I admired shows like 'Six Feet Under.' That was an amazing show. Never boring, always inventive, smart. Loved the characters. Completely original.…

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It's really hard to scare people on network television. You've got to be smart about it. You've got to parcel out the…

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There are things I'm doing with 'The After' that would've never flown on 'The X-Files' and on network television, so it's more…

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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.…

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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.…

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