10 On screen couples bitter equation off screen
10.David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson
Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) searched for the truth for nearly a decade on The X-Files. But, the sad truth was that these co-stars just didn’t get along. In a 2008 interview, Duchovny revealed that “familiarity breeds contempt. It’s nothing to do with the other person. All that fades away and you’re just left with the appreciation and love for the people you’ve worked with for so long. We used to argue about nothing. We couldn’t stand the sight of each other.” Anderson agrees; in her interview with The Guardian, she says, “I mean, yes, 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 ass for the other at various times.” The two are apparently on good terms after filming The X-files: I Want to Believe (2008).