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born 1968 England
Gillian Leigh Anderson (born 9 August 1968) is an American-British film, television and theatre actress, activist and writer. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in The X-Files, Lily Bart in Terence Davies' film The House of Mirth, Lady Dedlock in the successful BBC production of Charles Dickens' Bleak House, and DSI Stella Gibson in the BBC crime drama television series The Fall.
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I have feminist bones and when I hear things or see people react to women in certain ways I have very little tolerance.
I wouldn't say I'm normal, but I'm relatively stable. When I think of normalcy I think of mediocrity and mediocrity scares the fuck out of me.
Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.
Either everything matters or nothing does.
The Sound of Seas (2016)
Is that the ultimate paradox of life, she wondered, that the universe should become less clear with age?
A Vision of Fire (2014)
Hot water is good for bathing, bad for fish.
The Sound of Seas (2016)
I am an actively heterosexual woman who celebrates however people want to express their sexuality.
To me a relationship is about loving another human being; their gender is irrelevant.
Having been Scully for such a long time, I have to prove myself in other roles.
An archaeology group that hadn’t publicized one of the greatest finds in the history of the field was probably not to be trusted.
A Dream of Ice (2015)
“The intrigue is not even what makes this work intriguing,” he quipped.
The Sound of Seas (2016)
If irony were clean water, this would be a paradise.
A Vision of Fire (2014)
Flora chose that moment to selectively not hear.
A Dream of Ice (2015)
Familiarity helped to construct subterfuge.
A Dream of Ice (2015)
Peace of mind, right mind, right action.
Young women have more choices to make today about what to be. One of those choices is activist.
I cannot abide red tape. It never strangles bad ideas, only good ones.
A Vision of Fire (2014)
But “everyone knew” were words of death in scientific research.
A Vision of Fire (2014)
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.
It’s a fair bargain. Some trust, some distrust, in the end win win.
A Dream of Ice (2015)
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