Billy Crudup
Billy Crudup
William Gaither "Billy" Crudupis an American actor. He became known for roles such as Eric MacLeish in Spotlight, Russell Hammond in Almost Famous, Will Bloom in Big Fish, and as the voice of the MasterCard "Priceless" commercials in the U.S. since 2005. He also starred in the 2007 romantic comedy Dedication. In 2009, he appeared as Doctor Manhattan in the film Watchmen and J. Edgar Hoover in the film Public Enemies. He also voiced Ashitaka in the English version of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth8 July 1968
CityManhasset, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I wish I had more of the hero gene, but I don't think I'd be very good at playing one.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
I don't want to expose the intricacies of my work so people can understand how I did it.
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.
Every time I do a movie, I think it's going to be a huge hit.
I always end up taking people that are morally ambiguous.
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.
I don't think actors should have to do anything but come in and act.