Its hard to explain to younger women how important Scully was at the time. Most of the women you saw on tv were of the Baywatch variety, there primarily to provide sexual entertainment for the male viewers by being a sexual partner for the male characters. There are some exceptions but not many. Having a science oriented woman in such a big show who held her own against the men and wouldn't be pushed to the side was something women of the day didn't get to see very often on tv (or in film for that matter). It was Scully, Clarice Starling and Ripley (and a bit of Cagney and Lacey but they were long off the air by then). Male Hollywood producers didn't seem to understand that not all women wanted to be a Charlie's Angel (in a bikini).
No, it is not hard to explain. I'm 30 now, i was born the year the show came out and yet, when i've watched it 30 years later (yeah, i did it only recently) i was shocked what a rare person she portraid. Amongst all of those big boobies clumsy girls, she was like a fresh air. Sorry for my eng, i'm not native speaker)
Scully is at her best when she runs down a flight of stairs in a parking garage, pulls out her weapon and stands in front of the vehicle and shouts, "Get out of the car!" She's a bad-ass.
it's somewhat unconscious as she's spent so much time in both the UK and US she tends to fall into either accent subject to her environment. In England she is very much English. In the States, very much American. It's not actually that uncommon but often gets perceived as fake or pretentious.
@@lillygoq2112 . No not really, many people morph into accents they are surrounded with when they have lived in several places or are otherwise accustomed to different accents. Jennifer Ehle is another example of an actress doing the same.🎭😉
She’s bidialectal. As the above person mentioned she grew up in London then moved to the US. Both accents are real and accurate and unconscious. She has stated she has no control which accent comes out although she can switch obviously. She will speak with the accent of who is interviewing her. Although I’ve seen her speak with the American accent while being interviews by James Corden. Btw thanks for asking in such a respectable way. Most ppl jump on her saying she’s faking it!
She was born in the US to American parents I believe. Her dad moved them to London when she was younger and I think she's been back and forth ever since. I'm not 100% sure though
It all boils down to having a look you like, even though she's over 50, with fake teeth and fake hair. If she were sitting there au natural, you'd be calling her a hag and criticizing everything she says.
well shes not a busy man is she, why do people have to find offence in something so trivial these days, ive been called boy before, its just a word, honestly this generation just wouldnt cope in the years ive lived through.
@@markorollo. First of all, Marky P (for Privileged) Whiteman (just a wild shot in the dark there), you don't have a clue what damn generation I am in. I'm not of Gillian's generation but she clearly balked at the word and so does this grown ass woman. You don't have to be a young'n to know your history. And if you had a basic grasp of history you'd realise that the word "girl" when applied to a woman connects to a loooooooooooooooooooooonnnngg history of infantilising women that continues today and still contributes to women's bodies being legislated, women's choices being judged and women's health being treated with institutional patriarchal condescension. These are just a few of the impacts of our society's continuing infantilisation of women. Here, the interviewer dismisses her WORK, a diverse, decades long career as if she is a housewife who has kept her sweet little self busy arranging flowers, instead of acknowledging her for the powerhouse professional she is. This kind of minimisation or trivialisation of women's work is something every woman is sensitive to and no man will have a clue about (unless, of course, he bothers to listen to someone with a different experience to his). Making women into girls is a way to shrink them, to dismiss and downgrade them. (And THEN there is the issue of making little girls into women. THAT is also part of this problem with confusing the two terms/groups). Do you know why it isn't insulting or condescending to call a grown man "boy"? Because there isn't a long history of infantilising men under a centuries-long, cross-cultural matriarchal structure and in doing so, compromising their agency for generations upon generations. When someone calls you "boy", it isn't a big deal. That's very nice for you. That makes you very privileged. Your privilege shows up in how you equate a man being called "a boy" to a woman being called "a girl" when these things aren't even remotely the same thing. In order to compare two things, they have to start off as vaguely equal. Linguistically, these words operate the same way. But culturally, they carry very different baggage. You weren't offended when someone called you "boy", but has anyone ever called you "a girl"? Now or when you were young? Has it ever been used against you or a male friend? And what's the difference in impact and connotation? Now, as it happens, there IS an instance in which being called a "boy" may be deeply insulting. There was in incident in my country (and now I'm really showing my age) when a famous talk show host used a then well-known catchphrase as a joke and referred to Mohamad Ali as "boy". Ali took GREAT offense. It honestly looked like he was going to flatten this iconic Australian personality on live television. Australians came to understand that this was because "boy" was what African American slaves would be called by their owners (even grown men -- again minimising their status, choices, agency, power, and emphasising their possession, dependence etc.). Here in Australia, we had NO idea of that history and it became quite the international incident/teaching moment. All because of the word "boy". So. Different words mean different things to different people, in different contexts. The fact that "boy" isn't an offensive thing to call you is a sign of your privilege. The fact that you haven't had other words applied to you that allow you to understand WHY calling this ICON for SO MANY women a "girl" (yes, even jokingly) is a sign of privilege. Or maybe you have had words like this applied to you and you just think everyone should get over themselves and put up with random verbal abuse because it means nothing. It doesn't mean nothing. It has real world impact.And if you don't know that then I'm afraid it's YOU that has no clue what other more marginalised groups have had to put up with all their lives. If you don't understand, then it sounds to me like you've had it pretty sweet your whole life.
The noises from Larry King are so irritating! The smacking, the chewing, the skiffing the pen-clicking... x.x can someone cancel these noises while she speaks? I just want to hear her speaking please!
I love how She answer for important questions. Such a smart woman!
I love her so much! Especially her reaction to the Academy Awards non colored nominees. She's always so genuine and flippin beautiful ❤️
Such a genuine, sincere, and heartwarming beauty... 'Stella' in The Fall definitely my favorite! Fingers crossed for a 4th season... 🙂🥰
Its hard to explain to younger women how important Scully was at the time. Most of the women you saw on tv were of the Baywatch variety, there primarily to provide sexual entertainment for the male viewers by being a sexual partner for the male characters. There are some exceptions but not many. Having a science oriented woman in such a big show who held her own against the men and wouldn't be pushed to the side was something women of the day didn't get to see very often on tv (or in film for that matter). It was Scully, Clarice Starling and Ripley (and a bit of Cagney and Lacey but they were long off the air by then). Male Hollywood producers didn't seem to understand that not all women wanted to be a Charlie's Angel (in a bikini).
No, it is not hard to explain. I'm 30 now, i was born the year the show came out and yet, when i've watched it 30 years later (yeah, i did it only recently) i was shocked what a rare person she portraid. Amongst all of those big boobies clumsy girls, she was like a fresh air. Sorry for my eng, i'm not native speaker)
It's really moving how she got so upset over the lack of POCs in Oscar nomination at 9:11. She is kind-hearted and that was not acting.
Scully is at her best when she runs down a flight of stairs in a parking garage, pulls out her weapon and stands in front of the vehicle and shouts, "Get out of the car!" She's a bad-ass.
No only gorgeous but so very smart , Talented and humble human been . So in love with her ❣️
The lesson of letting go is something I should into practice in my life. I've wasted too much time waiting for people I couldn't have...
I really miss the X-Files. Mulder and Scully had such great chemistry and the episodes were great. Gillian a beautiful woman with so much talent.
Im a new fan of hers and I love her so much already!
She is SO beautiful.
The character of Dana Scully was such a badass.
My family left London when I was 11 and moved abroad. I always wanted to move back. And I did.
R.I.P Larry King
SCULLY E GILIAN!!😍😍❤
She is so pretty. I love her
Good girl, thank you, we love you
Gillian beautiful women 😍
i'm obsessed.
i love you my dear Gillian 🥰💋💋💋❤❤❤❤
FanBase is Forever
He’s a great interviewer omg
yes, he really is, this is one of my all time fav interviews, i love the questions, her answers, everything
Thanks ! i wonder what year this was? I wish dates they were recorded were put there. But, it's kind of you to offer this, it's enjoyable.
2016
❤
That it’s free !!!
Wowza!
2 words: Clarice Starling
Why does she switch accents? She only picked up the brit accent after moving back to UK
it's somewhat unconscious as she's spent so much time in both the UK and US she tends to fall into either accent subject to her environment. In England she is very much English. In the States, very much American. It's not actually that uncommon but often gets perceived as fake or pretentious.
Just curious - how come she has a totally American accent in some interviews and a totally British accent in some?
well long story short, she has lived in both countries so her accent really depends to who she is talking to.
@@GAEditsx9 that is so bizarre
@@lillygoq2112 . No not really, many people morph into accents they are surrounded with when they have lived in several places or are otherwise accustomed to different accents. Jennifer Ehle is another example of an actress doing the same.🎭😉
She’s bidialectal. As the above person mentioned she grew up in London then moved to the US. Both accents are real and accurate and unconscious. She has stated she has no control which accent comes out although she can switch obviously. She will speak with the accent of who is interviewing her. Although I’ve seen her speak with the American accent while being interviews by James Corden. Btw thanks for asking in such a respectable way. Most ppl jump on her saying she’s faking it!
She was born in the US to American parents I believe. Her dad moved them to London when she was younger and I think she's been back and forth ever since. I'm not 100% sure though
I would ride her like a stolen bike. She is so gorgeous
I'd get you arrested for stealing her from me 🤣
It all boils down to having a look you like, even though she's over 50, with fake teeth and fake hair. If she were sitting there au natural, you'd be calling her a hag and criticizing everything she says.
@@magnificent6668 I definitely wouldn’t be. Her hair has nothing to do with what she says!
He actually called this powerhouse woman a "busy girl" smh...oh man. 🤦♀️
I love her “…wooowwwww” a clear response to that. “Did he really just call me that?!!”
well shes not a busy man is she, why do people have to find offence in something so trivial these days, ive been called boy before, its just a word, honestly this generation just wouldnt cope in the years ive lived through.
@@markorollo. First of all, Marky P (for Privileged) Whiteman (just a wild shot in the dark there), you don't have a clue what damn generation I am in. I'm not of Gillian's generation but she clearly balked at the word and so does this grown ass woman. You don't have to be a young'n to know your history. And if you had a basic grasp of history you'd realise that the word "girl" when applied to a woman connects to a loooooooooooooooooooooonnnngg history of infantilising women that continues today and still contributes to women's bodies being legislated, women's choices being judged and women's health being treated with institutional patriarchal condescension. These are just a few of the impacts of our society's continuing infantilisation of women. Here, the interviewer dismisses her WORK, a diverse, decades long career as if she is a housewife who has kept her sweet little self busy arranging flowers, instead of acknowledging her for the powerhouse professional she is. This kind of minimisation or trivialisation of women's work is something every woman is sensitive to and no man will have a clue about (unless, of course, he bothers to listen to someone with a different experience to his). Making women into girls is a way to shrink them, to dismiss and downgrade them. (And THEN there is the issue of making little girls into women. THAT is also part of this problem with confusing the two terms/groups).
Do you know why it isn't insulting or condescending to call a grown man "boy"? Because there isn't a long history of infantilising men under a centuries-long, cross-cultural matriarchal structure and in doing so, compromising their agency for generations upon generations. When someone calls you "boy", it isn't a big deal. That's very nice for you. That makes you very privileged. Your privilege shows up in how you equate a man being called "a boy" to a woman being called "a girl" when these things aren't even remotely the same thing. In order to compare two things, they have to start off as vaguely equal. Linguistically, these words operate the same way. But culturally, they carry very different baggage. You weren't offended when someone called you "boy", but has anyone ever called you "a girl"? Now or when you were young? Has it ever been used against you or a male friend? And what's the difference in impact and connotation?
Now, as it happens, there IS an instance in which being called a "boy" may be deeply insulting. There was in incident in my country (and now I'm really showing my age) when a famous talk show host used a then well-known catchphrase as a joke and referred to Mohamad Ali as "boy". Ali took GREAT offense. It honestly looked like he was going to flatten this iconic Australian personality on live television. Australians came to understand that this was because "boy" was what African American slaves would be called by their owners (even grown men -- again minimising their status, choices, agency, power, and emphasising their possession, dependence etc.). Here in Australia, we had NO idea of that history and it became quite the international incident/teaching moment. All because of the word "boy". So. Different words mean different things to different people, in different contexts.
The fact that "boy" isn't an offensive thing to call you is a sign of your privilege. The fact that you haven't had other words applied to you that allow you to understand WHY calling this ICON for SO MANY women a "girl" (yes, even jokingly) is a sign of privilege. Or maybe you have had words like this applied to you and you just think everyone should get over themselves and put up with random verbal abuse because it means nothing. It doesn't mean nothing. It has real world impact.And if you don't know that then I'm afraid it's YOU that has no clue what other more marginalised groups have had to put up with all their lives. If you don't understand, then it sounds to me like you've had it pretty sweet your whole life.
Tuseday, October 10th 2023: I stepped out of this interview around 7 minutes into it. Out of respect for Larry King.
The noises from Larry King are so irritating! The smacking, the chewing, the skiffing the pen-clicking... x.x can someone cancel these noises while she speaks? I just want to hear her speaking please!
turn the sound up