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" I have never indulged our society's misguided notion that my personal life is relevant to my work, so any reporting surrounding that is necessarily hearsay, speculation or fantasy. "

Billy Crudup

Personal

Work

Fantasy

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" Acting is an expression of imagination. No firsthand knowledge is necessary. "

" I always end up taking people that are morally ambiguous. "

" I don't think actors should have to do anything but come in and act. "

" One of the difficulties you run into is that acting and celebrity are so closely intertwined. People make careers out of being charismatic personalities. It's one of those things that people have come to expect from actors. Personalities that don't change from role to role. I don't want it that way. "

" There's exceptional work being done on television. Some of our great writers are writing for television. When you have things to choose from, you typically go after the writing - unless you're going after the money. There are fewer opportunities in film to make money with good writing, unless you're an action hero. "

" I never felt that I was typecast, but I was concerned about it. I certainly made an effort to take as many parts in theater and film that resisted that. If you only learn how to act a certain kind of role, it is very difficult to grow as an actor. "

" My parents were really encouraging. But I had to teach them the proper way you respond to an actor after seeing a play - regardless of whether you like their performance you tell them how great they are because they have to go on again the next night. "

" That's what I always enjoyed about acting, the real adrenalin rush. My heart - still before I go on stage - crashing out of my chest. That's thrilling to me. "

" Los Angeles doesn't have as vital a theatre as New York does. And that's something that really interests me. "

Billy Crudup

Theatre

New York

" I live in New York City. I'm 5-foot-9 and wear Rockport shoes that make me 5-foot-91/2. They're not lifts - I deny that - but they do set off the airport metal detector. My hair is starting to gray a little. I have a gold tooth in the back. "

Billy Crudup

Hair

Live

" I've been really lucky; I've had the opportunity to play so many roles. I can't imagine a more fortunate career for an actor. I feel incredibly lucky. "

" I do the best I can when I'm accepting the role to say, 'This is about as much as I can do, and if that's not suitable for you, then you should hire somebody else.' "

" The truth is I don't think actors should have to do anything but come in and act. I feel the film companies should pay for proper advertising to see that the movie will sell instead of putting it on our backs. "

" 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 me what it's like to kill people. "

Billy Crudup

Personal

Experience

" Everyone covering 'Stage Beauty' asks me: 'What's it like to wear a dress?' "

Billy Crudup

Dress

Stage

" I don't want to expose the intricacies of my work so people can understand how I did it. "

" If I had done 'Titanic,' it would have made, probably, $200,000 - worldwide. So I think my life would have been very, very similar. "

" I put a lot of time and energy and thought behind what I do and the characters that I create, and I don't want to do anything peripheral that is going to make an audience see me up there on the screen rather than who I'm playing. "

" It's not that I don't want to be famous. It's just that I don't feel like the burden of responsibility on selling a film should be on the actors. "

" I went to acting school, and there were twenty other actors in my class who were exceptional. It's hard for anybody to get work. When I was trying to get jobs, I felt a responsibility to be respectful of the opportunities and take challenging things that could be interesting both for me as an actor and for the audience. "

Billy Crudup

Work

Acting

" Every time I do a movie, I think it's going to be a huge hit. "

" 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 self-righteous. "

" I feel the film companies should pay for proper advertising to see that the movie will sell, instead of putting it on our backs. "