Sometimes I read a script and it's obvious from early on that it's one where the suspension of disbelief has to develop strongly from page one. Some are more reality-based.

People generally treat me like I'm very intelligent and really, I'm much less intelligent than she is. Scully is insanely intelligent.

I'm actually very scared of sharks. I wanted to be a marine biologist when I was young, which may not have been compatible with that fear.

I truly believe that we can overcome any hurdle that lies before us and create the life we want to live. I have seen it happen time and time again.

We can only make ourselves the victim.

My default is self-destruction, and anything on top of that is a bloody lot of work.

[on her role as Special Agent Dana Scully on The X-Files (1993)] I am more spontaneous than my character.