Billy Crudup

I felt like a fraud when it started to really, really dawn on me.

Oh, really?

And I think that was a part of me branching out and saying, I'm going to cut my own path as an actor.

And that's why I got my master's.

I paid for it.

This is fascinating.

You weren't floundering there though, right?

But if I was thriving, I was grateful for it.

But I realized as well that there was another candidate out there that was probably more qualified that didn't get it.

Yeah, I saw it up close and personal.

So when I decided to go and get my master's, I was mostly hedging my bets because I realized that

There was nobody in my family that was in the entertainment business.

I didn't have any reason to think that you could actually have a career.

And most of the mentors in my life were teachers.

And so I thought I would really love a life as a teacher.

I really love performing, so I would love a life as a teacher of acting.

I was.

I was hedging my bets.

I would like to act professionally, but since nobody does.

Again, you're rebelling now against your dad, which is like, I'm going to be ultra realistic.