How David Duchovny’s Love Of Television Brought Him Back To 'The X-Files'

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The 54-year-old Aquarius star talks to BuzzFeed News about the ever-evolving state of network television and how the upcoming X-Files reboot plays into it.

When The X-Files ended in 2002, David Duchovny wanted to choose a role that was 180 degrees away from FBI Agent Fox Mulder, the beloved character he’d played on Fox’s sci-fi drama for nine seasons. “When I finished X Files, I probably thought, I don’t want to do that anymore,” he admitted to BuzzFeed News during a party for his upcoming NBC series Aquarius at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, on April 29 (see photos below).

Now, Duchovny’s in a place where he can use more interesting criteria to choose his roles, but he’s also not afraid to return to the show people know him best for. “Because of Californication being such a different role and being seen in a whole other light as an actor, it kind of liberated me from feeling any kind of fears of being typecast,” Duchovny said.

The actor is stepping back into Mulder’s shoes for the recently announced X-Files reboot, a six-episode limited series that he described as a six-hour movie. “I’ll always be remembered for The X-Files, probably more than anything else — that’s just the way it is,” he said. “But I’m not afraid of people just seeing me that way anymore, so I was happy to go back.”

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