I'm actually thinking about getting back to being a bath tub. I don't think anyone's ever quite segued into that.

People always love and respect characters who speak the truth, even if the truth hurts.

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.

People are really much more respectful than they're made out to be and much more discerning about the fact that I'm not the character I play.

I think Mulder is the worst FBI agent in the world. He spends millions of dollars investigating these paranormal phenomena and never comes up with any evidence. He's the Kenneth Starr of the FBI.

I think [kids] enjoy reading, but it's a different world now. There are a lot of competitors for the imaginative attention.

I've run into certain geniuses of individualism - they are very few and far between - who live their lives completely on their own terms; they are very powerful and have a great amount of happiness. We all should aspire to that.