Chris Carter Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

7^th January 2016

Quote: "I think we saw the writing on the wall after September 11th. We actually went to work that day, which was a mistake. It kind of coloured the rest of the season. All of a sudden, government conspiracies didn't feel all that relevant. People were putting absolute faith in their government." X-Files creator Chris Carter tells The Hollywood Reporter the 9/11 atrocities in 2001 were the beginning of the end for the sci-fi series.

5^th January 2015

Fact: The X-FILES creator Chris Carter has been dealt a blow after bosses at digital platform Amazon Studios decided against moving forward with his new supernatural drama series The After. The show had been optioned last March (14), but Amazon executives recently rescinded their series order, leaving Carter to find a new home for the project.

28^th May 2014

Fact: Los Angeles-based actor David Duchovny is a neighbour to his The X-FILES executive producer Chris Carter.

29^th August 2005

Fact: <p>THE X-FILES creator Chris Carter is the current writer-in-residence at science centre The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics in Santa Barbara, California. </p>