Gillian Anderson Gillian Leigh Anderson is an American actress, best known for her roles as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the American TV series The X-Files, Moro in Princess Mononoke and Lady Dedlock in the BBC TV series Bleak House.Anderson was born in more..more..

“ Gillian Anderson:I didn't really think too much about the fact that it was about aliens. I was intrigued by that aspect of it, but I was more intrigued by the relationship between Mulder and Scully, and how intelligent this woman was, and that she would stand up in the face of his intelligence and feel comfortable with him. #Intelligence and Intellectuals#Intelligence and Intellectuals

“ Gillian Anderson:People have been willing to accept that the government is lying to us, but (are now) more willing to accept the concept of aliens and other life forms. There's just a slew of stuff out there right now. It's been people's closet belief system, and now it's coming out of the closet. #Ambition#Ambition

“ Gillian Anderson:I try, in my life, to follow my heart. I know what it feels like to do things that are soul-decaying. A large aspect of life in Hollywood, in a stereotypic way, I find unbelievably soul-decaying. And I choose, albeit frustratingly to other people in my life, not to expose myself too much to too much of that. #Literature#Literature

“ Gillian Anderson:When I was younger I think I showed off and I fed off the attention. And to a certain degree that has been satiated in this job, just in doing what I do. I think it's enough that I don't need to then push it. #Women#Women

“ Gillian Anderson:If I chose to have a nanny, I'd be able to pay to have a nanny - a lot of women don't have that opportunity. I don't feel like I'm a working single mom, because I have that option that a lot of people don't have. #Opportunity#Opportunity

“ Gillian Anderson:Directing was a transformative experience for me, one that I really enjoyed. #Experience#Experience

“ Gillian Anderson:When I finished the series, I wasn't going to do television again. I never wanted to do television to begin with, and I was so exhausted by the process that I was wary of being in front of the camera again. #Television#Television

“ Gillian Anderson:Sometimes, I genuinely enjoy having conversations with journalists; enjoying the few moments of intimacy with a stranger is fascinating to me. But once in a while that backfires and you're suddenly reading something that has a bent on it that you didn't feel was in the least bit a part of the conversation that you thought you were having. Then you get overly protective and say very little and then you come out of the hole again. #Journalism and Journalists#Journalism and Journalists

“ Gillian Anderson:I became an actor because it was the only thing I could do. I didn't have any friends, I didn't fit in. But when I started acting everything in my life shifted and I felt happy. #Acting and Actors#Acting and Actors

“ Gillian Anderson:By moving to London I removed myself from the madness of the entertainment industry. I love the city and the culture, and it was an opportunity to bring my children up in a more sane environment. #Cities and City Life#Cities and City Life

“ Gillian Anderson:Having been Scully for such a long time, I have to prove myself in other roles. #Intelligence and Intellectuals#Intelligence and Intellectuals

“ Gillian Anderson:I always felt I wasn't completely American and I wasn't completely British: there was a feeling of having my feet in both places. #America#America

“ Gillian Anderson:I would never point a finger at anyone and say, 'They lived their life badly.' I take it as it comes and deal with each situation as it arrives. #Life and Living#Life and Living

“ Gillian Anderson:In England, I get offered films. I don't get offers in America. People don't know what to do with me in America. And I've disappeared. #America#America

“ Gillian Anderson:There is this view that if you are not tormented you cannot be vital and creative. I would like to think that is not true. #Creativity#Creativity

“ Gillian Anderson: People generally treat me like I'm very intelligent and really, I'm much less intelligent than she is. Scully is insanely intelligent. #Intelligence and Intellectuals#Intelligence and Intellectuals

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