He is a leader among leaders.

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.

The teaching of any science, for purposes of liberal education, without linking it with social progress and teaching its social significance, is a crime against the student mind. It is like teaching a child how to pronounce words but not what they mean.

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.

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 grew up a child of Watergate. It gave me a good dose of skepticism about authority. One of my favorite movies is 'All the President's Men.' Woodward and Bernstein, those guys were my heroes. I have a degree in journalism.

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.