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X Files | Interviews | Frank Spotnitz
Common humanity

Why have so many cultures embraced The X Files?

I think the same things scare people all around the world. They�re universal.

You know if you look at comparative mythology or comparative religion the same symbols come up. The same ideas. The same religious figures all over the world from tribes in remote islands in the South Pacific to the Americas and Europe and Asia.

You can find the same notion in culture after culture after culture. You know it�s kind of a heart-warming thing, ironically, that we�re all frightened by the same things. It just sort of reaffirms our common humanity.

I think the success of The X Files is another example of that.

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