Chris Carter
Chris Carter
Visionary creator of the TV series The X-Files. He also went on to create three other series for Fox: Harsh Realm, Millennium, and The Lone Gunmen.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth13 October 1957
CountryUnited States of America
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I love jazz and funk, because it's hard. If it's not hard, it's not worth doing.
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When something original works, then everyone wants to copy it. But if you're trying to do something that no one's ever seen before it's frightening.
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I grew up a child of Watergate. It gave me a good dose of skepticism about authority. One of my favorite movies is 'All the President's Men.' Woodward and Bernstein, those guys were my heroes. I have a degree in journalism.
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I wasn't a big science-fiction fan growing up. But I loved Jules Verne and Sherlock Holmes. Both came into play on 'The X-Files.'
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You have these catch-phrases that you associate with 'The X-Files': 'Trust No One,' 'Deny Everything.' 'Believe the Lie' was one of them.
pressure
There's always the pressure to make the movie good.
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People thought the storyline and characters for 'X-Files' made it a 'dark' show, but I never saw it that way. I always thought Mulder and Scully were the light in dark places.
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It's really hard to scare people on network television. You've got to be smart about it. You've got to parcel out the scares.
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New Zealand totally rejects Japan's proposals to double the number of whales slaughtered in the Southern Ocean
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I don't think I've ever had a spring break without baseball being involved. It's a great opportunity to practice in the morning and play in the afternoon. It is very similar to the routine a professional player would have, and many times it helps your team finish the season strong.
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If we make it steep, it'll get their attention and get their animals under control.
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Hunting whales is like hunting tigers (or) gorillas. New Zealanders regard it as unjustifiable,
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Humpback and fin whales are severely depleted whales species and New Zealand is very worried about the impact of further hunting on their numbers,
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I admired shows like 'Six Feet Under.' That was an amazing show. Never boring, always inventive, smart. Loved the characters. Completely original. Those are shows that I admire.