Gillian Anderson Biography

"I was a good liar as a child."

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“When I think of normal, I think of mediocrity, and that scares the f**k out of me!”

“My tendency is towards the opposite of health and looking after myself. My natural tendency is destructive. In order not to act on that, I have to be careful. The minute I don’t feel like that, if I let down my guard, I’m in trouble.”

“I don’t usually like seeing things I’m in. I get really depressed afterwards.”

“Fame is complicated, and definitely over-rated. There are perks to it that are unfathomable. But the other aspect is that there’s little to no privacy at all.”

“It’s easier to be myself here [England]. I can go out wearing whatever the hell I want, no matter how ridiculous it looks. If I do that in America, people look at me like I’m insane."

“There are aspects of the British press which are incredibly intrusive, but then you’ll go to a premiere, and someone will ask permission to take a photo, and when you say “that’s enough”, they’ll back off. In the States, you go to a restaurant, and there are people lined up outside with 8x10s of you. Or they just follow you with a video camera. I had someone deliberately rear-end my car a few years ago in L.A., and there was a video camera: they were videoing my reaction. Luckily, I was in a good mood.”