We shot the first five seasons up in Vancouver, so we were protected from the public mania, and the industry mania, for the most part. I was first exposed to it when I became pregnant in the first season, and I quickly learned the power of the machine; then again when I was trying to negotiate my salary to be closer to equal to what David [Duchovny] was making, rather than a quarter. Yes, it's been an ongoing education, but it continues to astound me.


On the wage gap and how The X-Files helped her understand the entertainment industry — Hunger TV "One From The Archives: The Interview: Gillian Anderson" (October 19, 2014)

Gillian Anderson Quotes

We shot the first five seasons up in Vancouver, so we were protected from the public mania, and the industry mania, for the most part. I was first...

We shot the first five seasons up in Vancouver, so we were protected from the public mania, and the industry mania, for the most part. I was first...

We shot the first five seasons up in Vancouver, so we were protected from the public mania, and the industry mania, for the most part. I was first...

We shot the first five seasons up in Vancouver, so we were protected from the public mania, and the industry mania, for the most part. I was first...