I'm not doing a Mulder, there was no character reference-point. I think Mark Buchman shot it very David Fincher, but we did not know what the [X-Files] show was going to be.

The workload is so heavy you forget about thinking, it just kind of happens.

I was trying to play as real possible - I wanted everything to be real.

Heading the show very thrilling personally, and an incredibly rare opportunity for growth on many levels in terms of workload and just pure skill. It's been fantastic.

Fame for fame's sake is never a good road to go down.

Honestly, I grew up with Disney.

In episodic TV you have to keep things secret to keep the viewer in suspense.

My mom told me to do whatever I wanted to do and don't get too anxious about it.

You learn these little tricks for stage fighting, which are really tiny and you wouldn't think of them, but it makes all the difference in the world. I love it!

I'm carrying a gun, and there's usually a corpse, so I think that may have something to do with it.

The reluctant hero is always fun to play.

It's better to shut up and give the impression that you're stupid than to say something and erase all doubt.

Obviously the imagination is fueled by emotions beyond the control of the conscious mind.

If whatever you do helps just one person, you've done something wonderful.

And I think it's a real challenge to be up there sometimes with only a keyboard if they don't have a grand piano... and to try to win people over that way. It's really hard.

Today we understand that the future of humanity very much depends on our planet, and that the future of the planet very much depends on humanity.

Merit rarely goes unrewarded.

To act is easy; to think is hard.

They might object to some of my opinions, but they don't object to my behavior as a judge.

I hate being so emotionally slutty. I need to stop loving everyone I have a long conversation with.

I went into the family business. To me, it was the norm and not the exception.