Quotes by Gillian Anderson

About Gillian Anderson:

Gillian Leigh Anderson is a film, television, and theatre actress whose credits include the roles of Special Agent Dana Scully in the long-running and widely popular series The X-Files, ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies' film The House of Mirth (2000), and Lady Dedlock in the successful BBC production of Charles Dickens' Bleak House.
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I have a tendency to go through my life at full speed and as a one-man band, and so I don't generally stop and take in other people enough to develop many relationships. I'm starting to regret that a bit. I want to change it.

Gillian Anderson

I hope everyone that is reading this is having a really good day. And if you are not, just know that in every new minute that passes you have an opportunity to change that.

Gillian Anderson

I was a daydreamer, and there is a lot of history and geography and science I missed out on because I was in my head. And I regret that.

Gillian Anderson

In my case, I was born to parents who were very young, and I don't think they were entirely ready to have a child. My dad was going to college and working two or three jobs at the same time, and my mum was working and going to school.

Gillian Anderson

I was a good liar as a child.

Gillian Anderson

It's so funny, because right now I'm very tired and my brains a little dead, I tend to get very focused and serious. So, I'm probably coming off a lot more like Scully right now.

Gillian Anderson

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.

Gillian Anderson

My whole belief system is that our paths are drawn for us. I believe in reincarnation. I believe we're here to learn and grow. We choose how we come into this life based on what it is we have to learn. Some people have harder lessons than others.

Gillian Anderson

When the show's not around any more, it's going to be hard not to have her in my life.

Gillian Anderson

Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.

Gillian Anderson

I am more spontaneous than my character.

Gillian Anderson

You know, it's a big version of an episode, which I think is necessary at this point because we're drawing in people who not only people who have seen the show before and are devoted to it, but people who have never seen it before.

Gillian Anderson

I didn't pay as much attention in school as I would have liked to.

Gillian Anderson

At the beginning Scully was much more sceptical than she is now.

Gillian Anderson

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.

Gillian Anderson

I think we're tremendously different than the series, if they were to tune in to the series after seeing the movie they might be disappointed. That there was, you know, that they might have some kind of adverse reaction.

Gillian Anderson

To re-live these characters would be wonderful, because I know when the show ends it will be huge mourning process.

Gillian Anderson

I can goof around with other people right up to when we shoot.

Gillian Anderson

I have a real problem with stillness. With just stopping and being quiet.

Gillian Anderson

I mean the whole thing about meditation and yoga is about connecting to the higher part of yourself, and then seeing that every living thing is connected in some way.

Gillian Anderson

Author Bio

  • NameGillian Anderson
  • DescriptionUS-American actress
  • AliasesGillian Leigh Anderson
  • BornAugust 9, 1968
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Film Actor; Film Director; Screenwriter; Voice Actor; Human Rights Activist