One of the great tools we use in acting is the idea of immediacy, that the audience gets to see you witness something apparently for the first time, so you create a lot of tools to kind of trick yourself… — Billy Crudup Copy Share Image
I wish I could say that when I didn't agree with a director I defer to him, but I think sometimes I'm a little… — Billy Crudup Copy Share Image
When you're in pajamas that are sagging in the ass because you've got a battery pack that's weighing them down, and covered in 2,000… — Billy Crudup Copy Share Image
From here on out, I am only interested in what is real. Real people, real feelings, that's it. That's all I'm interested in. — Billy Crudup Copy Share Image
You can find the richness in any moment, even the most seemingly bleak. To try to do a movie about that was a joyful… — Billy Crudup Copy Share Image
When somebody on a professional scale says "you did it wrong," it has a pretty intense impact. If you don't have some kind of… — Billy Crudup Copy Share Image
All you really have when you're acting is the confidence and your ability to manage and tell a story by creating a character. — Billy Crudup Copy Share Image
That's what I always enjoyed about acting, the real adrenalin rush. My heart - still before I go on stage - crashing out of… — Billy Crudup Copy Share Image
I don't want to expose the intricacies of my work so people can understand how I did it. — Billy Crudup Copy Share Image
Performing as a musician is a lot different than performing as an actor. As an actor, you can hide behind the character in the… — Billy Crudup Copy Share Image
Interest in certain themes doesn't mandate a personal stake or personal experience of those themes. I've killed people in plays, but no one asks… — Billy Crudup Copy Share Image
