Chris Carter Quotes

I wasn't a big science-fiction fan growing up. But I loved Jules Verne and Sherlock Holmes. Both came into play on 'The X-Files.'

I hope that I'm not simply defined by 'The X-Files,' and I hope I have more work that is important to do.

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 think about the package.

The Truth is out there

There's always the pressure to make the movie good.

He is a leader among leaders.

I have to be careful with surfing. It's still an addiction to me. It's all I want to do, and that's the big dilemma I have with it.

When reality becomes too senseless to make sense, the human mind will sometimes create its own

I love jazz and funk, because it's hard. If it's not hard, it's not worth doing.

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 scares.

Respect yourself, your Opponent and the Game

You have these catch-phrases that you associate with 'The X-Files': 'Trust No One,' 'Deny Everything.' 'Believe the Lie' was one of them.

New Zealand totally rejects Japan's proposals to double the number of whales slaughtered in the Southern Ocean

I'm not involved on any social media; it's really not my style.

My brother is a scientist. He's a professor at MIT. He brought science fiction into my world.

I think science is about the search for God; it just comes at it from a different angle than religion.

In Canada, I climbed some mountains with the Alpine Club of Canada, which taught me a lot about stamina.

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 frightening.