"The wonderful thing about working on a show like The X-Files is that they allow you to be creative, to always be looking for new ways of doing things. They're very open. I've often felt that is one of the main reasons the show has become what it is today."" Star David Duchovny requires little makeup, Levin reveals. ""His style of acting is such that he doesn't need help."" If, for example, Duchovny's character hadn't slept for a few days, he would act the part rather than rely on the makeup artist to make it appear as though he were tired."