Gillian Anderson doesn’t believe she has the “platform” to talk about politics

She said: “I generally have a tendency to steer away from outright political discussion in interviews, because I am an actor, and there’s so much that I don’t understand, and I don’t for a second feel like I have a right to that platform. I don’t want to get into a discussion about Trump or about Brexit or any of that – I feel it’s best left to people who really understand the very, very complex issues. Not for a second am I going to pitch in, because I don’t really know what it is that I’m talking about.”

And ‘The X-Files’ star admits that whilst she does “have opinions” on political matters, she doesn’t feel her stance as an actress makes those opinions “more valid”.

She added: “I have opinions, but I don’t think my opinions are more valid because I’m an actor and have more of a platform than others.”

But the actress insists she doesn’t believe that celebrities shouldn’t speak out, and was only speaking for herself and not for Hollywood as a whole.

Asked by The Guardian newspaper if she shares the view that actors ought to stop turning awards ceremonies into anti-Trump rallies, Gillian said: “No, no, no, I’m not saying that at all. I’m only talking about myself. I don’t have an opinion on whether or not actors should speak out.”