Actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in "The X-Files" -
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It was a decision that forever changed the history of television and its life.
David Duchovny revealed in an interview for his friend Rob Lowe's podcast that he almost said no to the cult series
The X-Files
.
Almost 30 years after the show's debut, Fox interpreter Mulder said he could have missed out on the role that made him a star.
“I had gotten a few scenes in a movie where the director was a friend of mine, and I was going to have to decline this role to pilot
The X-Files
.
I told my agents, "I don't want to do this. You know, she's a friend, and I don't want to retire."
I was like, "The
X-Files
, it's about aliens. How long can it last? He's a good pilot but you're going to see aliens or not see them and that's it," he explained, before revealing that at the time he had nothing to do with his character.
"I was not interested in conspiracy theories and I was quite ready to say, 'I'm going to have to give up on this pilot, because I said I would do this other project,'" he added. .
The truth is not elsewhere
Fortunately for him and for the fans of the series, David Duchovny ended up getting into the world of the
X-Files
, alongside Gillian Anderson in the role of agent Dana Scully, with the success that we know, allowing him to collect a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 1997. As a result, the actor is dizzy thinking about the choices we make throughout our lives.
"It's scary to think about it again, if you didn't open that door, or if you took that left instead of that right.
It is as if none of this is to happen.
They say the actors are stupid… Well, I really was, ”he admits, harsh with himself.
The X-Files
aired for nine seasons on Fox starting in 1993, before returning for two seasons in 2016.
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