In an exclusive interview with Den of Geek on his current series, Better Call Saul, the timing just so happened to work out that we were the first people to ring up Vince Gilligan after The X-Files season 11 was announced. Gilligan holds a deep admiration for the series that kicked off his career, but as one of the busiest creators in Hollywood, he doesn’t want to get fans’ hopes up for a potential reunion.

“You know, it’s heartbreaking to say, but it’s a bit of a moot point since I’m just too busy over here,” Gilligan told Den of Geek. “And I want to stress and be precise that I haven’t been asked to be a part of it.”

So X-Files creator and boss Chris Carter may have lost Gilligan’s number (maybe we can make the connection?), but if the Breaking Bad creator were asked and available?

“Hell yeah! I’d love to work on The X-Files again,” he said. “It was a wonderful job and I had some of the best years of my life writing for that show, learning to produce TV for that show, and learning to direct for that show.”