Quotes by 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.”

“Having been Scully for such a long time, I have to prove myself in other roles.”

“Directing was a transformative experience for me, one that I really enjoyed.”

“You know, the last time I was on [the show], we were talking about colonics and this is a little step up.”

“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 peo...”

“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.”

“I also respond very strongly to characters I have not done before... something I can really sink my teeth into, and what's scary, and what terrifies me, because that's where I need to go.”

“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.”

“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. A...”

“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 came...”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Dear Gillian,You are completely and utterly self obsessed. If you spent a quarter of your time thinking about others instead of how much you hate your thighs, your level of contentment and self wor...”

“London is my favourite city in the world. Flying in last night, I felt I was really coming home, and that's unique. It's the only place I actually miss when I'm not here. London appeals to many asp...”

“I've been asked whether I feel more like a Brit than an American and I don't know what the answer to that question is. I know that I feel that London is home and I'm very happy with that as my home...”

“If was a refugee forced to flee my home the most important thing I would take with me would be my brother's Buddhist prayer beads. He passed away a year and a half ago aged 30. Even in the darkest ...”

“You look just like that Mulder on X Factor.”

“I would masturbate in a red speedo.”