Chris Carter Quotations

It's so interesting that when I finished 'The X-Files' in 2002, the - call it the political and cultural climate in America - was one of fear, and trust of government. Because we put ourselves in the hands of the authority who was going to protect us. And, you know, we gave up a lot of our liberties to Homeland Security, etc.

I've been asked to do surfing movies over the years and offered several opportunities. I just felt that if I were to do one, I'd have to do the perfect surfing movie. And I don't know if that exists because surfing is such a personal thing.

Writing is a little athletic for me. I get worked up a little bit when I do it. So I guess I'm a little bit like that composer conducting. There are a lot of things that go into what I do, but I think athletics really sort of shaped my ethic.

I love jazz and funk, because it's hard. If it's not hard, it's not worth doing.

You have these catch-phrases that you associate with 'The X-Files': 'Trust No One,' 'Deny Everything.' 'Believe the Lie' was one of them.

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.

'The X-Files' was a hard sell because people didn't know what it was. The network didn't understand what it was that they were buying, and at the beginning, they wanted us to have closure. They wanted us to put the cuffs on the bad guy at the end of each episode.

Learning to fly an airplane taught me a way of thinking, an approach to problem-solving that was applicable and effective. Pilots are very methodical and meticulous, and artists tend not to be.

I've got funny things. David Duchovny had to have a cast made of his face to do an old person's make-up, and I've got that cast of his face in my house. I've got something from the pilot, the original implant that was in Billy Miles' head. I've got a sign from 'The Erlenmeyer Flask.' But my house isn't a museum to 'The X-Files!'

Producing a series is like being Lewis and Clark: You know where you're going, you just don't know how you're going to get there. When people say, 'You should create a bible for your show,' I say, 'You don't want a bible. It'll prevent you from making discoveries along the way.' And that's what happened on 'The X-Files.'

Really, some of the best 'X-Files' stories come right out of science. And you just apply that 'what-if' idea. Oh, what if this were true? And that's why so many times the show is scarier because it was not necessarily improbable.

If you look at 'The X-Files' generally, we did 202 episodes. About 80% of them are not 'mythology' episodes, which tend to be the epic episodes. They deal with the big conspiracies, the search for Mulder's sister. They deal with what I would call the 'saga' of 'The X-Files.'

I'm not involved on any social media; it's really not my style.

In Canada, I climbed some mountains with the Alpine Club of Canada, which taught me a lot about stamina.

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.

I've become very interested in the spectrum of political discourse as seen on the cable news channels that are conveniently right in a row on my cable provider's dial. I can flip from Fox to CNN to HLN to MSNBC, and I find myself at night flipping it back and forth through them, and it's something of an addiction.

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.'

My brother is a scientist. He's a professor at MIT. He brought science fiction into my world.

'The X-Files' from the beginning was a very visual show, and with Bob Mandel directing the pilot and Dan Sackheim being involved in the production of the pilot and directing the first episode, they brought a visual style to it that was elaborated on by so many good directors.

There are things I'm doing with 'The After' that would've never flown on 'The X-Files' and on network television, so it's more permissive. That's not to say that you want to abuse that. I think that a show like 'The X-Files' actually worked better as a network show with the restraints put on it, the censorship that was applied.

I have to be careful with surfing. It's still an addiction to me. It's all I want to do, and that's the big dilemma I have with it.

I hope that I'm not simply defined by 'The X-Files,' and I hope I have more work that is important to do.

I think I've been asked a lot more than most TV producers to go on-camera. But I just do what I do and don't think about the package.

I think science is about the search for God; it just comes at it from a different angle than religion.

Even if I see 300 'X-Files' fans together, I can't fathom - I cannot imagine - the audience itself. All I think about is the show and all I think about is why I like it and why I like to write it and why I like the characters and what I have to say through them.

I got to do Disney Sunday movies. I got to do a TV pilot there. And it really helped me to realise that I needed to not just be a writer, but a producer, to see my work up on the screen the way I wanted it to look and play.

So many things for me are unfortunate in the commercialization of something that is special. It's like when Led Zeppelin appears in Cadillac commercials. There's something that is taken away from your love of this thing and your connection to it.

She is certainly much more confident of her talent,

When the surf is really good, it's hard for me to concentrate on work. So I really have to watch when and where I surf - I won't get anything done if I get the fever. Then it's like I come into work and I'm wet and waterlogged and ready for lunch.

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.

Burlington just came out really hard in the first quarter. We were playing pretty strong in the second half, but it was too late and we couldn't get the ball to the cage.

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.

Humpback and fin whales are severely depleted whales species and New Zealand is very worried about the impact of further hunting on their numbers,

Hunting whales is like hunting tigers (or) gorillas. New Zealanders regard it as unjustifiable,

If we make it steep, it'll get their attention and get their animals under control.

He will definitely be missed. He was a class act. I have two sons, and if they grow up to be half the man that Matt was, I would say I would have two pretty good sons.

I saw a lot of blood in the hallway. There was a trail of blood leading from one end of the hallway to the other.

I want young New Zealanders in future generations and older New Zealanders to be able to go out on a boat and see if they're lucky, because they are hard to see, a great white swimming in the ocean.

Our guideline is firstly to choose potential medallists,

Our hearts go out to his family and friends. He will be deeply missed by all who have known him and worked with him.

TI entered the set-top box market twice before and then, both times, withdrew when the business was not as good as they thought. Customers are going to want to have confidence that TI is going to be successful before they make a commitment.

I was pleased to support the event, but the picture is not one that fits into the decor of our house. I'm sure I'll find a friend who will enjoy it,

We just couldn't seem to get a hit with two outs (in the final four innings). It just goes to show that when you think you have this game figured out it'll get you.

We are not taking walking wounded on the plane.

The real challenge in doing a TV show is in what I would call the maintenance energy. You take that creative energy and you use it every week, of course. But you then need to maintain the quality of the stories, and it's harder to do.

Yeah, for a lot of reasons, that makes you grow up.

The experience of seeing a surf movie in the 1970s, as a teenager, and the energy in those theatres, was amazing. It was the only way to see people surfing. These guys would go out and make these surf movies and bring them to four-wall theatres. It was an incredible experience that I'll never forget.

New Zealand totally rejects Japan's proposals to double the number of whales slaughtered in the Southern Ocean

There's always the pressure to make the movie good.

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.

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.

I think that you appreciate that there are extraordinary men and women and extraordinary moments when history leaps forward on the backs of these individuals, that what can be imagined can be achieved, that you must dare to dream, but that there's no substitute for perseverance and hard work and teamwork because no one gets there alone; and that, while we commemorate the... the greatness of these events and the individuals who achieve them, we cannot forget the sacrifice of those who make these achievements and leaps possible.

He is a leader among leaders.

Respect yourself, your Opponent and the Game

The teaching of any science, for purposes of liberal education, without linking it with social progress and teaching its social significance, is a crime against the student mind. It is like teaching a child how to pronounce words but not what they mean.

We strongly support this proposal as it will help revitalise the Snug Cove area and introduce new skills into the Sapphire Coast,

Even though he let in six goals, Jacob measured up to the task. He did a great job spotting shots.

Yes they're dangerous, but they're also beautiful, they're also part of this world and we need to look after them.

We've just got to stay true to the story. We can't just create a whole new story.

We already know Jon Brown isn't seeking a place, ... And I know there are others who don't want to go.

On this show, every day is Friday the 13th, actually.

Scientific whaling is only legal because the provisions in the international convention on the regulation of whaling are out of step with modern conservation approaches. New Zealand is working to remedy this.

A lot of people call it dead and draw a line in the sand. It's not that simple. Some of these things take years and years. The city just goes very slow.

This is going to be a tough one to swallow. We had a chance to get right back in the region race. I guess it just wasn't meant to be.

If she is successful there is the opportunity to put her into the team.

I'm a big fan of Barack Obama. I think he carries a heavier burden and is held to a greater and higher standard than other candidates : I think there's a large, large portion of this country that feels disenfranchised and marginalized by the political process.

It took them a while to understand, you can do this, you can't do that.

are out of step with modern conservation approaches.

This is a classic dilemma between economic development and environmental conservation. These are never easy questions.

The chances of being attacked by a great white are less than being struck by lightning - we are talking about an infinitesimally small risk... there's more risk of walking out onto a busy road and being struck down by a car.

It's kind of a quiet community where everybody still knows each other. Everybody's still out walking the dogs on the street, which is rare in Charlotte any more.

It's funny - I was a big fan of 'The Sopranos.' It became kind of a threat to 'The X-Files' in a way because they could play with language, character, and story in ways that we never could because of the limitations of network television.

Her appeal to the Commonwealth Games Council to take part in the competition hasn't yet been heard but if she is successful there is the opportunity to put her into the team.