The Movie Gillian Has 'Seen A Million Times'
Posted at 1:46 PM (PDT) on Sunday, May 26, 2013

The Movie Gillian Anderson Has 'Seen A Million Times'
by Lily Percy
May 26, 2013
NPR

The weekends on All Things Considered series features filmmakers, actors, writers and directors talking about the movies that they never get tired of watching.

Actor Gillian Anderson's credits include the TV shows The X-Files and The Fall — which premieres on Netflix on May 28. The movie she could watch a million times is the animated film Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.

Gillian Anderson's Favorite Scene From Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

On why she has seen Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa so many times

"As happens when you have youngsters, there are certain films that they watch and they can watch it, you know, a hundred million times. It was Cars for a while and then it was Kung Fu Panda, but I have to say that one of the ones that I always sit down for to watch with them is Madagascar 2."

On why she loves the movie

"To me it is one of the funniest movies ever made — funnier than Woody Allen, funnier than ... I can't believe I just said that. I cannot stop laughing when I see this film and I don't know how many times I've heard some of these jokes but they just bring a smile to my face."

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