Billy Crudup: What do you believe happens when we die? — FLAPSS

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What do you believe happens when we die?

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Billy Crudup

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Hopefully we have life in the minds and hearts of the people we interacted with.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗

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Rosalind Eleazar

I think that we dissolve into the soil and new things sprout from that.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2025 source ↗

Albert Hammond Jr. Musician

No. I mean, it depends on how you look at it. In the sense that we all have a piece of cosmic dust in us from the beginning – The Big Bang – then yes. But no, I don’t believe in heaven or hell.

Recorded The Talks, 10 October 2013 source ↗

A nice long rest.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗

We become fertiliser.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 October 2024 source ↗

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Being present where you are.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗

Question What most recently moved you to tears? Identity & self

Yesterday because I was being paid to do it on stage.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

If people would just follow my rules about how they get around the city.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗

Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

If you commit to it, you won’t ever stop learning.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗

Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

An education for my child.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗

Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

Things I wish I’d done better that day.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗

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