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" In the U.S., oddly, we have images of men as arrogant and aggressive. "
David Duchovny
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" I do not think that Mulder trusts any one other than Scully. He s very solitary. She is the only one who takes him seriously. I don t know if they re in love. In a way, their relationship is deeper than that, because they cannot live without each other. "
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