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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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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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.
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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.'
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'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.
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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.
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On this show, every day is Friday the 13th, actually.
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Even though he let in six goals, Jacob measured up to the task. He did a great job spotting shots.
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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,
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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.
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We are not taking walking wounded on the plane.
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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.
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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.