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

It's a proven fact that when you raise the status of girls and women in a country, that country does much better economically.

I was a good liar as a child.

Let's stop being so damn judgemental & crucifying everyone who doesn't fit into our boxed-in perceptions of what is right.

I used to take myself very seriously, now it's all just funny. You gotta laugh at yourself. You know, most of the time when something's a big deal for us, it's only become a big deal in the space between our ears.

I've got huge tubs full of stuff that I can sell on eBay. If there are people out there that are interested, I want them to come my way and buy my jackets and hats and scripts that are signed by everybody.

Human trafficking is a globally assisted pandemic that generates billions of dollars of income a year.