July 6, 2010

“But there’s no doubt he is an incredibly attractive man, mostly because of his sense of self and his charisma. He has a certain arrogance that’s very appealing to women. I could see us at some point going on a date. But I don’t know how long it would last. I don’t see myself as his type.” GA, Movieline, 1998

“But there’s no doubt he is an incredibly attractive man, mostly because of his sense of self and his charisma. He has a certain arrogance that’s very appealing to women. I could see us at some point going on a date. But I don’t know how long it would last. I don’t see myself as his type.” GA, Movieline, 1998

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August 21, 2010

sometwistedlogic: The rumor is that you and Gillian shot a take where you kissed. True?“No, no, no. No. It was just like, we were acting like it was, like, a gross carnal coupling, you know? It was a joke for the crew and for us. The actual kissing and you know - that was never a part of the movie and so we never would have shot that, no. The only time we did that was as a joke. Gillian and I did it to our liking and then I said, you know, “Let’s do one, let’s do one where we - I take you up against the wall here.” But that was never- there was never any thought - we were outside of the camera’s view actually at that point, so that’s not even on film.” — (TV Guide, 1998) LOL AND THEN DUCHOVNY EXPECTS US TO BELIEVE THEY DIDN’T HAVE SEX. LIES, ALL LIES. They never got it on film, my ass.

sometwistedlogic:

The rumor is that you and Gillian shot a take where you kissed. True?
“No, no, no. No. It was just like, we were acting like it was, like, a gross carnal coupling, you know? It was a joke for the crew and for us. The actual kissing and you know - that was never a part of the movie and so we never would have shot that, no. The only time we did that was as a joke. Gillian and I did it to our liking and then I said, you know, “Let’s do one, let’s do one where we - I take you up against the wall here.” But that was never- there was never any thought - we were outside of the camera’s view actually at that point, so that’s not even on film.” — (TV Guide, 1998)

LOL AND THEN DUCHOVNY EXPECTS US TO BELIEVE THEY DIDN’T HAVE SEX.

LIES, ALL LIES. They never got it on film, my ass.

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repeat from the magical mystery kind

November 12, 2010

This picture… is hilarious.

This picture… is hilarious.

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November 13, 2010

A few feet away, Anderson takes a seat in Duchovny’s chair. “It’s OK,” she says of her minor bit of trespassing. “He won’t hit me.”- on the set of “Fight the Future,” US Magazine, 1998

A few feet away, Anderson takes a seat in Duchovny’s chair. “It’s OK,” she says of her minor bit of trespassing. “He won’t hit me.”

- on the set of “Fight the Future,” US Magazine, 1998

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December 6, 2010

Hello minions! Tonight I’m going to share with you this weird little interview from 1998. It’s one of the rare interviews from during the show’s run with the two of them together, and it was for a French magazine. The text I have is fan-translated from French, probably years ago, so I can’t vouch for its accuracy…. uh, you’ll see for yourself… TeleStar: Are there things you wonder about each other that you’ve never dared speak about?Gillian: Yes, it’s happened to me.David: More often than you can imagine!TeleStar: It’s about time you talked, isn’t it? David: Okay, I’ll start! Gillian, if I irritate you as much as you make out, how have you managed to put up with me all these years?Gillian: I’m a professional and I’ve learnt to ignore the more unpleasant aspects of this job. You know, when I started out, I had to put up with worse than you. Don’t kid yourself… you’re not as important as all that, my little David! (she bursts out laughing) Gillian: My turn! Why did you never tell me about your relationship with Tea Leoni? I wasn’t even invited to the wedding…David: You’re still angry about that? You know, thanks to acting on the X-Files for so long, keeping secrets has become second nature to me.Gillian: Okay, you can tell me now… Between Tea and you, was it love at first sight?David: When I first met her for the first time, she didn’t have as much effect on me as that. It was “delayed” love at first sight.David: Be honest, there must be a couple of things you like about me?Gillian: You’re a sincere and funny guy. Two qualities that are rarely found together in the same man.Do you think you’ve become big-headed? I’m at peace with myself. Even if people spend their time telling me how much they love me… But they find me less interesting than Mulder.David: What would really make you happy?Gillian: I would love to shatter this image I have of being a cold and intellectual woman. The opposite to what I’m like in real life. Apart from that, one of my greatest dreams is to play “Sissi imperatrice”! The dresses, the waltzes, swooning in the archduke of Austria’s arms… Just thinking about it makes shivers run down my spine! TeleStar, translation from the French, 1998

Hello minions! Tonight I’m going to share with you this weird little interview from 1998. It’s one of the rare interviews from during the show’s run with the two of them together, and it was for a French magazine. The text I have is fan-translated from French, probably years ago, so I can’t vouch for its accuracy…. uh, you’ll see for yourself…

TeleStar: Are there things you wonder about each other that you’ve never dared speak about?
Gillian: Yes, it’s happened to me.
David: More often than you can imagine!
TeleStar: It’s about time you talked, isn’t it?

David: Okay, I’ll start! Gillian, if I irritate you as much as you make out, how have you managed to put up with me all these years?
Gillian: I’m a professional and I’ve learnt to ignore the more unpleasant aspects of this job. You know, when I started out, I had to put up with worse than you. Don’t kid yourself… you’re not as important as all that, my little David! (she bursts out laughing)

Gillian: My turn! Why did you never tell me about your relationship with Tea Leoni? I wasn’t even invited to the wedding…
David: You’re still angry about that? You know, thanks to acting on the X-Files for so long, keeping secrets has become second nature to me.

Gillian: Okay, you can tell me now… Between Tea and you, was it love at first sight?
David: When I first met her for the first time, she didn’t have as much effect on me as that. It was “delayed” love at first sight.

David: Be honest, there must be a couple of things you like about me?
Gillian: You’re a sincere and funny guy. Two qualities that are rarely found together in the same man.
Do you think you’ve become big-headed? I’m at peace with myself. Even if people spend their time telling me how much they love me… But they find me less interesting than Mulder.

David: What would really make you happy?
Gillian: I would love to shatter this image I have of being a cold and intellectual woman. The opposite to what I’m like in real life. Apart from that, one of my greatest dreams is to play “Sissi imperatrice”! The dresses, the waltzes, swooning in the archduke of Austria’s arms… Just thinking about it makes shivers run down my spine!

TeleStar, translation from the French, 1998

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December 28, 2010

Featuring no special effects, the intimate scene is being filmed by a small crew. It is quiet and calm on stage. Voices are subdued.The scene is played so intimately, so quietly, the actors’ dialogue cannot be clearly heard, even from a distance of only ten feet, where Rob Bowman, Chris Carter, and Dan Sackheim watch the scene on a monitor and listen to the words through headphones.On filming the hallway scene, “The Making of The X-Files: Fight the Future”

Featuring no special effects, the intimate scene is being filmed by a small crew. It is quiet and calm on stage. Voices are subdued.

The scene is played so intimately, so quietly, the actors’ dialogue cannot be clearly heard, even from a distance of only ten feet, where Rob Bowman, Chris Carter, and Dan Sackheim watch the scene on a monitor and listen to the words through headphones.

On filming the hallway scene, “The Making of The X-Files: Fight the Future”

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December 29, 2010

We heard that Gillian slammed you up against a wall and planted one on you.Am I supposed to be playing along with something I don’t know?No, I swear to god. Rob Bowman just told us that.Rob’s just being cute.So, it didn’t happen?No.Swear to god?Yeah. No, we did a little funny take where I kind of jacked her up against the wall and started, you know, doing the old…. Help me out.Tongues?No, we were acting like it was gross carnal coupling. You know, it was a joke for the crew and for us. The actual kissing, that was never a part of the movie, so we never would have shot that. No, the only time we did that was as a joke. Gillian and I did it to our liking, and then I said, “Let’s do one where we’re up against the wall here.” We were outside of the cameras’ view, actually, at that point. So that’s not even on film, I don’t think. TNT Roughcut, 1998

We heard that Gillian slammed you up against a wall and planted one on you.
Am I supposed to be playing along with something I don’t know?

No, I swear to god. Rob Bowman just told us that.
Rob’s just being cute.

So, it didn’t happen?
No.

Swear to god?
Yeah. No, we did a little funny take where I kind of jacked her up against the wall and started, you know, doing the old…. Help me out.

Tongues?
No, we were acting like it was gross carnal coupling. You know, it was a joke for the crew and for us. The actual kissing, that was never a part of the movie, so we never would have shot that. No, the only time we did that was as a joke. Gillian and I did it to our liking, and then I said, “Let’s do one where we’re up against the wall here.” We were outside of the cameras’ view, actually, at that point. So that’s not even on film, I don’t think.

TNT Roughcut, 1998

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BOWMAN: “I can tell you what’s not in the film is a blast. After we did six or seven takes, I said, ‘Cut, print. Got it. Thank you very much.’ They said, ‘No, we’d like to go one more time.’ So they started the scene. And they got right into the drama, coming closer and closer. And then tongues came out. And then they slapped up against the wall. She drove him up against the wall. Oh, it was fabulous. Then they did it again, because the cameraman goofed.”
According to Duchovny, he and Anderson came up with the lip-lock as a lark. “There was never a written [direction] that we would be kissing,” he says. “We did it to our liking. It was bad, but we kept going.”

TV Guide, June 1998

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December 30, 2010

To wrap up this theme:

The rumor is that you and Gillian shot a take where you kissed. True?
“No, no, no. No. It was just like, we were acting like it was, like, a gross carnal coupling, you know? It was a joke for the crew and forus. The actual kissing and you know - that was never a part of the movie and so we never would have shot that, no. The only time we did that was as a joke. Gillian and I did it to our liking and then I said, you know, ‘Let’s do one, let’s do one where we - I take you up against the wall here.’ But that was never- there was never any thought - we were outside of the camera’s view actually at that point, so that’s not even on film.”

TV Guide, 1998

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January 18, 2011

“Chris is gonna kill me for telling you this,” he says, “but in the last scene [of the movie], Mulder and Scully are in bed together. She’s reading ‘Bridges of Madison County’; he’s reading ‘The Horse Whisperer.’ And they’re both weeping because of the profundity of those masterworks. I’m getting a little choked up just talking about it. And then they turn to each other, and no words need to be said. We fade out.”US Magazine, 1998

“Chris is gonna kill me for telling you this,” he says, “but in the last scene [of the movie], Mulder and Scully are in bed together. She’s reading ‘Bridges of Madison County’; he’s reading ‘The Horse Whisperer.’ And they’re both weeping because of the profundity of those masterworks. I’m getting a little choked up just talking about it. And then they turn to each other, and no words need to be said. We fade out.”

US Magazine, 1998

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