{"id":81878,"date":"2014-04-10T11:54:05","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T15:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=81878"},"modified":"2016-01-25T07:30:28","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T12:30:28","slug":"the-x-files-new-york-comic-con-paley-center-x-files-qa-with-gillian-anderson-and-david-duchovny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=81878","title":{"rendered":"<i>The X-Files<\/i>: New York Comic Con Paley Center X-Files Q&#038;A with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CwcolBwBxU0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\nI&#8217;ve linked to parts of this great QA before, with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, moderated by my friend Keith Uhlich. It&#8217;s a hoot, and I know how much it meant to Keith to be asked to do this. It was, seriously, a dream come true, and he did a wonderful job.  But the whole thing is so entertaining. Worth your time!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the whole thing:<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mvti7yFF3OA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n<big>Auditioning for the roles of Mulder and Scully<\/big><\/p>\n<p>\nGillian Anderson: &#8220;And then I told you I was from New York&#8211;&#8221;<br \/>\nDavid Duchovny: &#8220;Which isn&#8217;t true!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I love Duchovny&#8217;s point about how their voices changed, got lower, after the pilot. &#8220;It&#8217;s not because we went through puberty. It was because we <i>relaxed<\/i>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I love too how they don&#8217;t remember the episodes.  &#8220;What happened next?&#8221; they ask Keith. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought the show was gonna tank.&#8221; Gillian Anderson.<\/p>\n<p><big>Did they have a sense of what a hit it would be? And on the writers of the show. <\/big><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u2026 bitter and innocent at the same time.&#8221; &#8211; David Duchovny, a phrase I love<\/p>\n<p>Puppetry of the Penis. Dying. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were very clean Canadian cockroaches.&#8221; &#8211; David Duchovny<\/p>\n<p><big>The structure of the series, some clips, etc.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>Duchovny: &#8220;We were just trying to keep up.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Loved Duchovny&#8217;s thoughts on directing for the first time.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Where was I when you were doing all of this?&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;You were &#8211;&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Getting married, having a baby, getting divorced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><big>Both of them remember directing\/writing episodes, the &#8220;cancer arc&#8221;, etc.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All of a sudden I&#8217;m scared to death of fire.&#8221; &#8211; David Duchovny<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, that&#8217;s serious, when someone shoots someone.&#8221; &#8211; Duchovny<\/p>\n<p><big>On Chris Carter. On the two movies. On ending the series.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Darren&#8217;s stuff was sui generis,&#8221; says David Duchovny, gaining my ever-lasting gratitude for using one of my favorite Latin terms<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know me, and if I read in a script that it says I touch your hand, I&#8217;d be like Fuck You.&#8221; &#8211; Duchovny<\/p>\n<p><big>Audience questions.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>Person in the audience: &#8220;First of all, thank you for existing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You make 25 episodes a year and it&#8217;s amazing the batting average the writers had.&#8221; &#8211; Duchovny<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve linked to parts of this great QA before, with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, moderated by my friend Keith Uhlich. It&#8217;s a hoot, and I know how much it meant to Keith to be asked to do this. 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