It's taken a while for me to convince people that I can do something other than Scully. And it still takes effort.
Gillian AndersonWhen I'm inside the character, I feel like I'm a different person, and then when you see that character on screen and I see that it's me, I find that disappointing.
Gillian AndersonWell, it seems to me that the best relationships-the ones that last-are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship.
Gillian AndersonI know people who are embarrassed to be American. They don't like showing their passports. It's becoming a scary place. It takes someone very brave not to be quiet, someone who doesn't mind death threats, their life being turned upside down, news cameras outside their door. There is no freedom of speech in America anymore. They are not living up to the constitution. There's so much fear in America and control.
Gillian Anderson