X-Files Stress Made Its Two Biggest Stars Hate Each Other For Years

From an outsider's perspective, acting may seem relatively easy. You have to read and learn a lot of lines, occasionally change your appearance, sit through interviews, and in return, you get a lot of money, fame, and opportunities.

It sounds like a dream job that many would love to take.

However, there are many more hardships one can encounter on their acting career path. Maintaining a decent relationship with everyone in the industry is one of them.

You have to have a thick skin to be an actor. You have to be patient with all the casting directors, producers, journalists, and agents who may not give you the best treatment, especially when you are just starting out in the industry.

Most importantly, you have to learn how to work with your co-stars, even when you don't seem to have anything in common.

This is exactly the lesson Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny had to learn the hard way when they joined The X-Files and didn't seem to get along at all.

You might not notice it because both actors managed to create perfect chemistry between Dana Scully and Fox Mulder on screen, but behind the scenes, they clashed a lot.

Gillian Anderson opened up about the complicated nature of their relationship to The Guardian in 2015.

"There were definitely periods when we hated each other. Hate is too strong a word. We didn't talk for long periods of time. It was intense, and we were both pains in the [expletive] for the other at various times," she said.

Thankfully, both actors were able to put their differences aside for the 2016 X-Files revival and find their way to a respectful friendship, which is arguably the best relationship two co-stars can have.

If you're feeling nostalgic and want to revisit an iconic sci-fi series, you can do so by streaming The X-Files on Hulu or Amazon Prime Video.

Source: The Guardian