A man tells his stories so many times that he becomes the stories. They live on after him, and in that way he becomes immortal.
Billy CrudupPerforming as a musician is a lot different than performing as an actor. As an actor, you can hide behind the character in the play, and there's a director and other actors. When you're a musician, you're right there. It's sort of like being a comedian. You're giving the audience in real time something authentic from yourself. As an actor, my bullshit meter was going off like crazy at my first attempts to find my own rock star.
Billy CrudupFrom 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 CrudupI 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.
Billy Crudup