"That's exciting to me, to actually start telling stories," Duchovny said. "Unfortunately, we kind of got trapped into telling the story of the show [in Season 10.] To me, that's not so interesting. It might be interesting to fans. I don't know. I can't look at it that way, but once you start talking endlessly about yourself. ... To me, the show was about the case and how that affects the characters. Unfortunately, after a certain point, it becomes about the characters, not about the case and, to me, that is less interesting."
Asked why he thinks the revival of The X-Files worked when the reboots of so many other shows haven't, Duchovny admitted: "I don't know why exactly. ...
"Revivals can get trapped in doing the same thing -- trying to give people what they think they want, rather than giving them what you want to give them and hoping they come around," he said, adding The X-Files "was always about wonder. It was like a Twilight Zone-type show."
So, would he be up for a Season 12, if FOX ordered one?
"I'm open. I love working with these people and I love the show. I'm always open. It's a struggle to get everyone together at the same time, regardless of what [creator] Chris [Carter] says. If they want to do it, I'm open to do it."
Duchovny didn't reveal too many details about the upcoming season, but he did remind journalists: "Mulder's at death's door at the end of the last little season we did.
"So, obviously, that can't last. So, we've got to get him out of there."