
Chris Carter
Birthday: 13 October 1956, Bellflower, California, USA
Height: 179 cm
Born and raised in Bellflower, California, Chris Carter graduated from the California State University at Long Beach with a degree in journalism. Formerly a freelance journalist and editor of "Su ...Show More

Fox canceling Harsh Realm (1999) wasn't a surprise to me because it was a very expensive show...it w Show more
Fox canceling Harsh Realm (1999) wasn't a surprise to me because it was a very expensive show...it was just disappointing the series didn't have a chance to prove itself. Hide
I had been to Vancouver a few years prior to bringing The X Files (1993) there ... so, as a filmmake Show more
I had been to Vancouver a few years prior to bringing The X Files (1993) there ... so, as a filmmaker, it wasn't a discovery for me because I had friends who knew the area and had shot there before. ...Vancouver really became my home away from home, and to this day I still own a house there. Hide
You long for writers like Neil Gaiman. His vision is so personal and idiosyncratic, and unexpected.
You long for writers like Neil Gaiman. His vision is so personal and idiosyncratic, and unexpected.
The day I swan around in expensive suits is the day I hope someone puts a bullet in my head.
The day I swan around in expensive suits is the day I hope someone puts a bullet in my head.
People thought the storyline and characters for The X Files (1993) made it a 'dark' show, but I neve Show more
People thought the storyline and characters for The X Files (1993) made it a 'dark' show, but I never saw it that way. I always thought Mulder and Scully were the light in dark places. Hide
The television business changed a lot from when I did The X Files (1993) to when we did Harsh Realm Show more
The television business changed a lot from when I did The X Files (1993) to when we did Harsh Realm (1999). Television took on the characteristics of the feature film industry, where, if the show didn't open 'big' out-of-the-gate...it was canceled, immediately. Hide
It takes crazy attention to detail if you want something to be good.
It takes crazy attention to detail if you want something to be good.
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