In the U.S., oddly, we have images of men as arrogant and aggressive.

I feel I have to work hard to nurture whatever talent I have as an actor. I feel like it's not natural to me. So I don't take it for granted... What I think is my natural ability - which is writing - I think I totally take that for granted.

My whole life, Ive wanted things before I was ready. I was always pushing for the next job, the next success. I was so focused on achieving and the path that I was missing some great point about life.

When I grew up, I was in Manhattan the whole time. But my kids have been all over the world.

I'll instinctively know that I identify with a character.

In high school and college, I was an athlete.

Those characters are forever searchingeven if we're not watching them, they're out there, in some dimension. Mulder and Scully are still doing their thing, because that's their nature.