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> [I know people who are embarrassed to be American. They don't like showing their passports. It's becoming a scary place. It takes someone very brave not to be quiet, someone who doesn't mind death threats, their life being turned upside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/i-know-people-who-are-embarrassed-to-be-american-they-don-t-like/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

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## More by Gillian Anderson

> [I used to take myself very seriously, now it's all just funny. You gotta laugh at yourself. You know, most of the time when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/i-used-to-take-myself-very-seriously-now-it-s-all-just-funny-you/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

> [I was arrested on graduation night for breaking and entering into the high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/i-was-arrested-on-graduation-night-for-breaking-and-entering-into-the/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

> [I wouldn't say I'm normal. But I'm relatively stable. When I think of normal, I think of mediocrity, and mediocrity scares the f--- out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/i-wouldn-t-say-i-m-normal-but-i-m-relatively-stable-when-i-think-of/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

> [There is this view that if you are not tormented you cannot be vital and creative. I would like to think that is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/there-is-this-view-that-if-you-are-not-tormented-you-cannot-be-vital/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

> [I loved being in London. But what I loved the most, I think, and what I learned from the most, was about the 'moment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/i-loved-being-in-london-but-what-i-loved-the-most-i-think-and-what-i/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

> [I think she definitely has. I think, um, her and Mulder's relationship has become more equal. And, I think she has become stronger and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/i-think-she-definitely-has-i-think-um-her-and-mulder-s-relationship/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

> [Let's practice what we preach, and with the acceptance that we expect from others, let's stop being so damn judgmental and crucifying everyone who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/let-s-practice-what-we-preach-and-with-the-acceptance-that-we-expect/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

> [I've been very careful. I've gone through pretty much everything. I'm very careful not to let go of the prized possessions, or too much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/i-ve-been-very-careful-i-ve-gone-through-pretty-much-everything-i-m/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

> [Only once have I taken on a role where I felt that I didn't quite understand her, but I said yes anyway. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/only-once-have-i-taken-on-a-role-where-i-felt-that-i-didn-t-quite/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

> [I hope everyone that is reading this is having a really good day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/i-hope-everyone-that-is-reading-this-is-having-a-really-good-day/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

> [I go through periods when I feel confident and then I'm apt to be impulsive. But then I go through other times where I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/i-go-through-periods-when-i-feel-confident-and-then-i-m-apt-to-be/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/you-know-it-s-a-big-version-of-an-episode-which-i-think-is-necessary/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

> [I was a good liar as a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/i-was-a-good-liar-as-a-child/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

> [After I did nine years of a television series, I didn't want to do anything really that involved going to a set and being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/after-i-did-nine-years-of-a-television-series-i-didn-t-want-to-do/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

> [I could see It's a Wonderful Life over and over and over again. It's just something. I have actually seen it over and over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/i-could-see-it-s-a-wonderful-life-over-and-over-and-over-again-it-s/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

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