A biography for Bill Pullmanhasn’t been written yet.
“There was an idea of accepting everyone; there was no sense of exclusion.”
“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 that.”
“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've always liked authors such as Philip K. Dick and Ray Bradbury.”
“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, you can go through negligent periods and recover.”
“I always come back to acting.”
“I've always wrestled against being typified in one way or another.”
“I have never forgotten John Candy's generosity. He showed me how to be a gentle leader.”
“No one wants to say, 'That's not funny,' when you're working.”
“Some of the shoes I have are from movies - I have my workman's boots from 'While You Were Sleeping' - while others are shoes I've had forever.”
“If you are in an Edward Albee play, you say Edward Albee is the greatest playwright of all time... If you're in an Israel Horovitz play, you say Israel Horovitz is the greatest playwright of all time.”
“That massiveness of bureaucracy at the VA is chronic and has been chronic.”
“I planted an orchard when I was 13. The impulse came from wanting to grow my own apples. That and the nursery catalog showed an apple tree with a beautiful girl standing under the fruit. Whether the flavor or the picture that did it, I've been hooked since.”