Bill Pullman Biography

Fast Facts

• Participated in a charity auction hosted by Mattel Inc․ in 2010, in which celebrities signed copies of board games, with proceeds going to the SickKids Foundation
• Was nominated for the 2002 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
• Received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2008
• Before becoming an actor, he taught theatre at Montana State University
• Quote: "The thing about acting is it's the one that lets me get immersed in the other things․ I always come back to acting․"
• Quote: "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․"
• Wrote his first play in 2007 titled "Expedition 6․"