I think part of it, you know, we shot in Vancouver and it's very moist in Vancouver,' Gillian said of the wetter climate the stunning coastal city often has in the Spring, Fall, and Winter. 'Well, I wondered this for a long time and, uh, um. 'What was it that rubbed you the wrong way about each other.' 'Like, if you had to pick one thing,' Jimmy continued, seeing that both David and Gillian were both physically squirming in their seats. This is when Jimmy probed more, asking what exactly the two X-Files icons would fight about on and off of the set. 'Sure, yeah,' David said, clearly not wanting to get into the subject. 'Was it always like that?' Jimmy asked, causing both of them to shake their heads. There was a lot of comradery it seems there, ' Jimmy said. Then the three of them started to joke about how Jimmy Kimmel and his producers made the two X-Files stars engage in a personal and touchy skit before they came on to interview. 'You mean friendly to each other?' Gillian asked. 'I was very surprised at how friendly you guys were and are because I was under the impression that you guys didn't like each other when you were shooting the show.' But they moved through it all as best they could. Although, both of them didn't exactly seem thrilled to be sitting there with each other in the first place. Both of them seemed fairly uncomfortable when answering this line of questions. While promoting their X-Files revival on Jimmy Kimmel Live back in 2016, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson were asked about their complicated history. Related: Gillian Anderson Ditches Pants To Promote ‘The Crown’ĭavid And Gillian Further Complicated The Narrative On Jimmy Kimmel Gillian, on the other hand, was a perfectionist and took forever to get ready and wanted to constantly redo her work. David, who hated filming the show in Vancouver, wanted to move at a faster pace. What is clear is that the two had very different working styles. Yet multiple interviews he gave around the win suggested that he was supremely frustrated with Gillian. Yet, when David won a Golden Globe two years later, he praised Gillian as an amazing co-star. We have a great respect for the fine line the other is walking all the time.' So I know when she is tired and irritable, and she knows the same about me. We are very wary of the fact that at any moment the other can turn into a psychotic human being because of the demands that are put on us, the sixteen-hour days.

However, a year earlier, David Duchovny was quoted in a book talking about the tension he had with his X-Files co-star: 'We don't hang out. Afterward, she took out a full-page ad in Variety thanking them and the cast and crew. So, what really happened?Īccording to UpRoxx, fans started to catch wind of their feud in 1997 when Gillian forgot to thank David or X-Files' creator Chris Carter during her Emmy win for the role. We couldn’t stand the sight of each other.' But not everyone who spends time with someone begins to hate them. Then he said, 'We used to argue about nothing. Throughout the show's run, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson were locked in a mysterious feud that neither has been 100% honest about.Īccording to Metro UK, David blames the sheer amount of hours they worked together for their feud: 'Familiarity breeds contempt'. Let's take a look at why these two feuded and what they feuded about.įox's The X-Files ran from 1993 until 2002, had a revival from 2016 to 2018, and spawned two films in 19.

Therefore, we can imagine these two Hollywood titans clashing. In fact, there's a theory that his Californication character (Hank Moody) was based on him. While Gillian Anderson seems to have a certain reputation around Hollywood, David Duchovny does too. For the most part, they know that she's currently playing Margaret Thatcher on The Crown, but they may not know that she still has a complicated relationship with her X-Files co-star, David Duchovny.

There are quite a few things fans don't know about Gillian Anderson.

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