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.

Every time Mulder smiles, people say, 'God, it was great to see you smile. Mulder never smiles.' I say, 'Mulder smiles a whole lot. He smiles at least once a show.' People get these ideas in their heads and they're impossible to shake. But, to be honest with you, Mulder is every bit as vulnerable and quirky as Ally McBeal. I think Mulder has pretty good legs, too.

I don't think you could function on set if you think like that. I think once you start to think of the impact, then you're not really coming from a truthful place. I think the best thing to do for me is what's worked in the past.

It's not someone else's responsibility to honor my marriage. It's my responsibility.

If I were gay, you know. I think Woody Allen is one of a long list of men I might go gay for.

A bath tub, apparently, was the first thing I wanted to be.

If you have Darwin, Christ and Nietzsche, they're all going to talk at once. You need somebody who listens.