Chris Carter quotes
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“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.”
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“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.”
-- Chris CarterSource : Matt Hurwitz, Chris Carter (2009). “The Complete X-Files: Behind the Series, the Myths, and the Movies”, Insight Editions
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“Respect yourself, your Opponent and the Game”
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“I think science is about the search for God; it just comes at it from a different angle than religion.”
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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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“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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“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.”
-- Chris CarterSource : Source: www.680news.com
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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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“You have these catch-phrases that you associate with 'The X-Files': 'Trust No One,' 'Deny Everything.' 'Believe the Lie' was one of them.”
-- Chris CarterSource : "Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz Interview - THE X-FILES: I Want to Believe". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. July 22, 2008.
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“There's always the pressure to make the movie good.”
-- Chris CarterSource : Source: www.avclub.com
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“I hope that I'm not simply defined by 'The X-Files,' and I hope I have more work that is important to do.”
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“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.”
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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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