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Gillian Anderson

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267 total appearances

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"Gillian Anderson"

But it takes, you know, it takes a while. It takes focus. It takes, you know, saying no to a lot of stuff, but it also, I remember at the beginning, one of the first things that I, cause after the series ended, I didn't know if I could be on a set again. I didn't know that for myself. It just felt, so I knew that I just needed to get away from Los Angeles and set.

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"Gillian Anderson"

But it takes, you know, it takes a while. It takes focus. It takes, you know, saying no to a lot of stuff, but it also, I remember at the beginning, one of the first things that I, cause after the series ended, I didn't know if I could be on a set again. I didn't know that for myself. It just felt, so I knew that I just needed to get away from Los Angeles and set.

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"Gillian Anderson"

So I had grown up in London, I moved back to London, and the first thing I did was a play. But the second thing I did, I was offered, was a British BBC short series of Bleak House. And, you know, costume drama. And when they offered it to me, without an audition, I literally, in the meeting with the producers, I said to them, what makes you think I can do this?

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"Gillian Anderson"

So I had grown up in London, I moved back to London, and the first thing I did was a play. But the second thing I did, I was offered, was a British BBC short series of Bleak House. And, you know, costume drama. And when they offered it to me, without an audition, I literally, in the meeting with the producers, I said to them, what makes you think I can do this?

SmartLess
"Gillian Anderson"

So I had grown up in London, I moved back to London, and the first thing I did was a play. But the second thing I did, I was offered, was a British BBC short series of Bleak House. And, you know, costume drama. And when they offered it to me, without an audition, I literally, in the meeting with the producers, I said to them, what makes you think I can do this?

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"Gillian Anderson"

Because I knew I could do it, but I just spent 10 years doing exactly the opposite of that. And I was so curious. What did you see in me that I didn't? Yeah, that I feel like maybe has been lost or that nobody, yeah, so.

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"Gillian Anderson"

Because I knew I could do it, but I just spent 10 years doing exactly the opposite of that. And I was so curious. What did you see in me that I didn't? Yeah, that I feel like maybe has been lost or that nobody, yeah, so.

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"Gillian Anderson"

Because I knew I could do it, but I just spent 10 years doing exactly the opposite of that. And I was so curious. What did you see in me that I didn't? Yeah, that I feel like maybe has been lost or that nobody, yeah, so.

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"Gillian Anderson"

We like to watch people fail. I can't remember what they said. I mean, I think that somewhere in the work that I did at X-Files, they gleaned that I could act, as opposed to what I felt like I was doing was not necessary. But of course I was. I mean, they were, you know, we got to, we learned how to be actors during that period of time.

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"Gillian Anderson"

We like to watch people fail. I can't remember what they said. I mean, I think that somewhere in the work that I did at X-Files, they gleaned that I could act, as opposed to what I felt like I was doing was not necessary. But of course I was. I mean, they were, you know, we got to, we learned how to be actors during that period of time.

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"Gillian Anderson"

We like to watch people fail. I can't remember what they said. I mean, I think that somewhere in the work that I did at X-Files, they gleaned that I could act, as opposed to what I felt like I was doing was not necessary. But of course I was. I mean, they were, you know, we got to, we learned how to be actors during that period of time.

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"Gillian Anderson"

Well, I kind of didn't. I was born there. Six months later, we moved to Puerto Rico because my story goes that my dad wanted to go to film school. And he said to my mom, I want to go to film school. Do you want it to be Los Angeles? Do you want to move to Los Angeles or London? And she said London. And so they didn't have any money to move to London.

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"Gillian Anderson"

Well, I kind of didn't. I was born there. Six months later, we moved to Puerto Rico because my story goes that my dad wanted to go to film school. And he said to my mom, I want to go to film school. Do you want it to be Los Angeles? Do you want to move to Los Angeles or London? And she said London. And so they didn't have any money to move to London.

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"Gillian Anderson"

Well, I kind of didn't. I was born there. Six months later, we moved to Puerto Rico because my story goes that my dad wanted to go to film school. And he said to my mom, I want to go to film school. Do you want it to be Los Angeles? Do you want to move to Los Angeles or London? And she said London. And so they didn't have any money to move to London.

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"Gillian Anderson"

And so we left the apartment, apparently moved to Puerto Rico where my dad's parents were living. And we basically slept on their sofa for a year and a half so my parents could save money and we could move to London. So I only got like six months there.

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"Gillian Anderson"

And so we left the apartment, apparently moved to Puerto Rico where my dad's parents were living. And we basically slept on their sofa for a year and a half so my parents could save money and we could move to London. So I only got like six months there.

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"Gillian Anderson"

And so we left the apartment, apparently moved to Puerto Rico where my dad's parents were living. And we basically slept on their sofa for a year and a half so my parents could save money and we could move to London. So I only got like six months there.

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"Gillian Anderson"

Yeah, at St. Mary's Hospital in Cook County.

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"Gillian Anderson"

Yeah, at St. Mary's Hospital in Cook County.

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"Gillian Anderson"

Yeah, at St. Mary's Hospital in Cook County.