When the show's not around any more, it's going to be hard not to have her in my life. Gillian Anderson More Quotes by Gillian Anderson More Quotes From Gillian Anderson 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. Gillian Anderson sharksmarinemay 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 life-lessonbelievepeople There's a big part of me that would love to be a secret agent. But if I showed up to do an investigation and interrogate someone now, they wouldn't be able to take me seriously. I've ruined that for myself. Gillian Anderson agentsablesecret Sometimes, I genuinely enjoy having conversations with journalists; enjoying the few moments of intimacy with a stranger is fascinating to me. But once in a while that backfires and you're suddenly reading something that has a bent on it that you didn't feel was in the least bit a part of the conversation that you thought you were having. Then you get overly protective and say very little and then you come out of the hole again. Gillian Anderson readinglittlessometimes 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 yogameditationmean People generally treat me like I'm very intelligent and really, I'm much less intelligent than she is. Scully is insanely intelligent. Gillian Anderson perspectiveintelligentpeople Vibration is always good. Sitting on top of the washing machine thats going. Gillian Anderson machinesvibrationssitting Right now the topic of female empowerment is at the forefront of conversation and it's important we take advantage of the trend while there is added pressure to adjust long-standing beliefs, prejudices, and cultural discrimination. Gillian Anderson empowermentimportantlong Self-esteem should have nothing to do with what you look like – if you exude genuine confidence, people will be swept into it. You have to be able to hold yourself. Gillian Anderson self-esteemshould-havepeople I’m trying to accept where I’m at, not run from it. Gillian Anderson acceptingrunningtrying You're only given as much as you can handle at any given time. Whether it's true or not, it gives you the strength. Gillian Anderson handlegivengiving It's taken a while for me to convince people that I can do something other than Scully. And it still takes effort. Gillian Anderson efforttakenpeople You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person who was just a friend is... suddenly the only person you can ever imagine yourself with. Gillian Anderson just-friendsrelationshipnight The first time, where Fox Mulder and Scully met, she stands up for herself. She stands right there and gives it to him and that was extremely attractive. Gillian Anderson foxesgivingfirsts I was a good liar as a child. Gillian Anderson liarslyingchildren I hope everyone that is reading this is having a really good day Gillian Anderson have-a-great-daygood-dayreading Sometimes having a big amount of time is a gift, because by the time you're at the end of the run you feel like you've figured it out finally or discovered everything you can about the character. Sometimes that's not the case. Gillian Anderson runningsometimescharacter When 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 Anderson disappointingdifferentcharacter In retrospect, I think that I've been given quite a few scripts over the years that had dark elements to them but most of them took place in the countryside with a haunted house. I think I've probably had that script about six to 10 times over the past few years. Or it was something to do with the supernatural. Gillian Anderson darkpastthinking I will only take something or agree to do something that I feel like I understand, and inherent in understanding is empathy. Gillian Anderson empathyunderstandingfeels
