Bill Pullman quotes

Bill Pullman is an American actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater. Audiences recognize him from movies such as "Independence Day," "While You Were Sleeping," and "The Sinner." He continues to impress with his wide-ranging roles and charismatic presence. Here are 14 of his quotes:

I was brought up in a very small town in upstate New York.

Bill Pullman

I like those crisis moments - if you're on top of it and don't get pulled under by panic and fear, it's a very bonding thing.

Bill Pullman

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

Bill Pullman

There's a point you get to on the stage where you're not remembering lines but living them, and you reach this pure moment which, really, is more intense than what you can achieve in life.

Bill Pullman

Theater has always been most important to my psyche.

Bill Pullman

I co-own the ranch with my brother, and he and his wife are really the backbone of the operation.

Bill Pullman

I do take lots of time off between projects, but when the right thing comes along, I don't like to turn it down, I've been doing this for a decade, and I remember what it was like when I started. You spend maybe five percent of your time actually doing it, and the rest of the time, you're trying to get that five percent.

Bill Pullman

There's definitely a pattern of great British shows that get reinvented in America and do really well here, but I think 'Torchwood' is a bit different. It's more of a hybrid that doesn't exist as a reinvention.

Bill Pullman

Truthfully, I almost avoided 'While You Were Sleeping,' because I find those romantic comedies kind of precious, and they're full of lines that leave you feeling a little bewildered when you say them.

Bill Pullman

With While You Were Sleeping, it was so much fun and such a Cinderella story, that I didn't want to do another romantic comedy. I wanted to do the opposite.

Bill Pullman

There was an idea of accepting everyone; there was no sense of exclusion.

Bill Pullman

I was 21, and rehearsing a play, took a fall and was in a coma for a few days. And when I recovered, I'd lost my sense of smell completely.

Bill Pullman