Larry Grobel's interviews are informative and insightful without being pandering or intrusive. You get the sense at all times of both intelligence at work-the interviewee's and Grobel's-both inspired by the encounter.

I had to work in one of the most beautiful ski resorts in the world for almost three weeks. Pity me.

You can go through life and actually speak your mind and do it in an articulate fashion and with a really intelligent point of view.

There is never a personal-life connection between my characters and myself. I'm a professional and I can access what I need to access, so there's no bleed-over. I didn't need to believe in aliens to play Mulder. As for my personal life, everything is fantastic right now.

I like my computer. But I don't know how to use it as well as the 10-year-old daughter.

As names that can mean things, I prefer spiritual to a lot of other things.

I think patience is a skill and I wish I had it.