gillian anderson: if i'm imagining playing a character, there's almost like a scanning that happens., "dzoo, dzoo, dzoo." ramin: variety studio invites you to listen in as today's biggest actors talk to each other about their craft. billy porter: it's intentional. i asked the universe exactly for what you're seeing me do. ramin: with gillian anderson and elisabeth moss, and uzo aduba and billy porter. ♪♪ cc by aberdeen captioning 1-800-688-6621 www.abercap.com ramin: welcome to "variety studio: actors on actors." i'm ramin setoodeh. as you can see, we're still not back in our studio, but we know you'll enjoy these revealing conversations with some of the best tv performers of the year from locations around the world. ramin: gillian anderson and elisabeth moss are both tv veterans, thanks to their starring roles in "the x-files,"