That was one of the things that interested me about the character. He doesn't want to be a hero, and has no real desire to save the earth or discover aliens. He's sniffing around looking to see what will fall in his lap.
“I have written a bunch of scripts that have not gotten produced, much more so early in my career than later.”
“We must remember that North Carolina is more than a collection of regions and people. We are one state, one people, one family, bound by a common concern for each other.”