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

I reread "Ball Four" by Jim Bouton, the father of all sports books. Aside from that, and books like "Out of Their League" by Dave Meggyesy, sports books generally pull their punches.

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

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 don't want to know what happens in any movie that I go to see.

For hundreds of years, that was the major form of entertainment: The grown-ups sat around and watched the kids play. Now they sit around and watch the television. The actors are the kids.

If my work was good enough, I would never have to do publicity.