Bill Pullman

“There is something exciting when you see people who are very formal talking with each other, and there is a sense that they have chosen to be that way. There is something masked that is more...”

“My interest in theater really began in the '70s when American realism wasn't really in favor. I really dreaded going into a play that had a toaster that worked. I just didn't want to see tha...”

“That's how we invaded Iraq, through the fear of an 'evil empire,' and it just makes people feel like bulls with the toreadors - you see red, and you charge.”

“I did this play, 'Expedition 6,' that I worked on for three years in between other things. It was a good, interesting time for me because I trained as a theater director, and I went back, an...”

“I always feel like there are a lot of different types of favourites. There are some that I look to for interesting things, some that I look to for acting things, others that I watch again an...”

“I've been lucky to be a part of many blockbuster movies... in which it's hard to get to that level of being memorable, but I still have fond memories of 'Independence Day,' to be sure. There...”

“Globalisation is happening so fast it's confusing for people, and tolerance is threatened.”

“I really enjoyed doing Albee's 'The Goat.' It's a powerful piece and a really exciting play to do.”

“Rural towns aren't always idyllic. It's easy to feel trapped and be aware of social hypocrisy.”

“Fox was interested in a different title to 'Independence Day.'”

“It's funny: When I first heard they were thinking of me for the president in 'Independence Day,' I just assumed it was a comedy - I didn't exactly think of myself as leader-of-the-free-world...”

“I think you do independent movies because you're looking to cut away from commercial movies.”

“You're always carrying something that's interfering. It's like static noise that doesn't have to be there, and you have to school yourself to clean that out.”

“I've never really been a television watcher and watched comedies, and I have gotten a number of invitations to be on television as the dad.”

“As an actor, you're continually riding the waves of whether you're in or out, getting work or not getting work, and Kazan was really a guy who was condemned into not working and looking to g...”

“I think about Laura Bush every once in awhile. She is a great supporter of the arts. I did a show at the Eisenhower Theater, and she would make a point of coming backstage. The relationship...”

“I was the kid who would join a sports team and be the biggest liability at first and a star player by the time the game got going. I just move very slowly.”

“Well, I can do certain jobs because smells don't bother me. But that means I'm usually the one at the ranch cleaning up all the manure.”

“I'm not a gardener. I don't have the consistency for gardening, and I have barely enough for an orchard. I don't embarrass myself. You have to be there tending and weeding. With orchards, yo...”

“Othello is someone who's just had a victory, and it's the aftermath of coming back and attempting to live comfortably as a civilian.”