Here are edited excerpts from the conversation.

Q. So what was up with that ending?

A. [Laughs.] Well “The X-Files” has traditionally ended with a cliffhanger, and people who know us well would expect nothing less.

Surely this means there’s more to come.

I just had an informal conversation with Dana Walden [a co-chief executive of Fox Television Group], who said they would like more. The question is when. There’s an appetite for it and I think everyone is excited about doing more. It’s just how to get it done.

Can we expect to hear some sort of announcement within the next week or so about future episodes?

No, because it’s complicated. It’s really a matter of when the actors would be able to do it, when they’re available at the same time. We’d also need a schedule that would give us enough lead time to make it interesting. Nothing’s been written yet. I’ve written down a lot of ideas but there’s nothing even close to a script.

Was the cliffhanger at least partly a calculated way to get more episodes and sustain interest?

Of course. [Laughs.] It’s the way we always did it. You have to let us show how we are going to get them down from the cliff.

What would you say to fans who feel cheated by the lack of resolution?

I’ll go back to what I just said: We’ve always ended with a cliffhanger. This isn’t a movie; it’s a TV series. Any resolution would have to lead to more stories to tell. If they feel cheated, they’re not familiar with how we’ve done the show. I think they’d feel more cheated if we resolved it and didn’t come back at all.