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.

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

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

People thought the storyline and characters for 'X-Files' made it a 'dark' show, but I never saw it that way. I always thought Mulder and Scully were the light in dark places.

Respect yourself, your Opponent and the Game

He is a leader among leaders.

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.'