carrybuh — 1 year ago(October 14, 2024 04:14 PM)

It took her about 5 years after it ended to appreciate it.
https://ew.com/the-x-files-star-gillian-anderson-didnt-get-all-the-fuss-8724756
"Because when you're doing something like that, all anybody says is, 'Oh my god. The show. Oh my god. It's the most amazing [thing]!' And you don't wanna hear that anymore. You don't," she said on a recent episode of the Smartless podcast, which is hosted by fellow actors Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes.
"I suddenly got what they were talking about, like, five years after the show ended," Anderson said. "I was kinda like, 'Yeah. That was kinda cool. I was on this really cool show.'"
Anderson said she had just needed some space after so long in the role.
“You know what happens when you, you're on a long running show is everything becomes so enmeshed and and not incestuous, but you literally feel like you're, you're living and breathing this, you know, the entire crew, the entire experience," she said. "And so I think by the time we were done after — you know, we did nine years — and I think I was well ready for it to be over."