Robert Patrick Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

Chris Carter is just a fantastic guy, I have enjoyed working for him, immensely. I loved this character. I don't think I can say enough about Chris. It's just a fantastic thing that he's created and I'm so thrilled that I've been a part of it. I'm very grateful.

I enjoyed the crew. The best part about 'The X-Files' has been the crew. This crew is an exceptional family and to go to work with a bunch of people that you really like is great. They're all the best of the best and they really try to do the best job they can. I'll miss that.

I looked to animal and insect imagery to develop the lack of substance and wasted motion that my Terminator has. I tried to tap into the killer instinct inherent in animals, where they are locked onto a target and will walk through anything that gets between them and their intended target.

I've been doing this 17 years but I can tell you I have more websites now than I have ever had devoted to me or my past career or my character. When I got this show, I think I had two fans out there that had created websites on my behalf.

It seems that the small movies are a little more risky and cutting-edge. You've got your big commerce and you've got your small films that you're more passionate about.

We were marching since we were babies and all we did was make Jane Fonda famous.

You can't think about how people will perceive you or your character. All you can do is focus on your work. The rest is up to the universe. I've been acting for 16 years. I've done 55 movies and, in all seriousness, there's maybe five that are good and the rest are crap.

You don't buy a Harley with your mind, you buy it with your heart and your balls.

Trivia

He beat out Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Campbell, and Hart Bochner for the role of John Doggett in The X-Files.

He had a boat accident with his brother.

When he was young, he was a quarreler.

He played a coach in the movie The Faculty.

He is married to actress Barbara Patrick who appeared with him in some of his films such as Zero Tolerance, and as Barbara Doggett in two episodes of The X-Files.

He was a track and field and American football athlete at Bowling Green State University.

He enjoys riding motorcycles.

In the mid to late 80s lived in the same Los Angeles complex with other famous neighbors such as Jim Carrey (Bruce Almighty), Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters), and Cynthia Ettinger (Deadwood, Silence of the Lambs).

The appearance of character Dale Gribble from the animated series King of the Hill (1997) is based on Patrick.

His wife is Barbara Patrick. (24 November 1990 - present)

He is the son of Robert and Nadine Patrick.

He had a cameo in the movie Wayne's World (1992) as his character of the liquid metal man from Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).

He has two children, a daughter Austin, and a son Samuel.