A passion for teaching the craft of acting set the path toward the audition of a lifetime that would lead to fame as one of the greatest villains of all time. My guest, William B. Davis and I discuss: -William's mastery of slalom skiing -Williams's book, "On Acting... and Life" -William Davis Center for Actors Study -His Passion for teaching acting -Answers the question: can anyone be a great actor? -When great actors deliver bad performances -Sudden fame from The X-Files -Being recognized in public -His infamous role as Cigarette Smoking Man -Crisis of consciousness when The X-Files was accused of promoting pseudoscience -Keeping the Bills out of the Superbowl -The many deaths of CSM -William's other roles he wants you to also know about -Upload (his current series on Amazon Prime). You're going to love my conversation with William B Davis.