Today on Tumblr, Gillian Anderson — whose mind-blowing performance as Blanche DuBois I was recently lucky enough to witness — took time to answer fan questions. Among the fairly simple reveals: she enjoys sitting by the ocean or a pool, takes baths with epsom salts to wind down after her Streetcar performances, and her favorite emoji — the The puffer fish ???
But, there was this one other thing, Anderson’s answer to this query: “What was the best rumor you ever heard about yourself?” that might just break your brain (it certainly did mine). Recounting that someone had created a certain poster with her as its central figure, Scully answered thusly:
And I was all,
In case you (like me) somehow missed Anderson tweeting that amazing poster out to the world, here it is in all its glory:
After the recent hullaballoo about Daniel Craig leaving the role I’d mentioned a replacement Bond or two, and now I’m kicking myself for not thinking of Gillian first.
And now, back to your regularly scheduled lounging.
Gillian Anderson is currently starring in A Streetcar Named Desire at Brooklyn’s St. Annes Warehouse, alongside Ben Foster and Vanessa Kirby through June 4th.
(Header photo via W)
