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I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's your job, that's what I'm paying you for. And I got it.

William H. Macy

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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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Just learn the whole script before you start shooting. That makes shooting a joy. Even if they rewrite, it's easy.
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I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the Emmy that meant the most - the writing.
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Sometimes, directors are afraid to stop shooting, because the second you stop and say, We got it, and move on, you'll never get another chance. And they're terrified to get in the cutting room and not be happy. So they just keep shooting.
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We must admit that it is quite common that people do have affairs with their leading ladies and men.
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Emotions are the natural result of striving for something. Every single scene has two or more people in it, and nobody wants the same thing, so they are negotiating this one way or another. The result of that negotiation will bring out all kinds of emotional stuff in you.
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You can skim those stage directions and go right to the dialogue. You can almost read the movie in the same amount of time it will take you to see the movie.
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I love directors who talk action as opposed to emotion.
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I've always felt that, no matter where you go, people are just people.
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Anyway, I try to be a good guy. I try to tell the truth, but I'm not religious.
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When a director makes a mistake, people suffer. People suffer horribly sometimes.
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I was a dog in a past life. Really. I'll be walking down the street and dogs will do a sort of double take. Like, Hey, I know him.
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I've written a lot of scripts that someone else directed, and it's absolutely vital that, if I'm gonna act in it, then I have to take off the writer hat and let the director direct.
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As an actor, early on, you learn that the audience is never wrong. And if you think they are wrong, you need to find a different way to make a living. Collectively the audience is smarter than you will ever, ever be.
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The reason they came up with the ratings board is that there are a lot of movies out there, and parents need some guidance. Not only for the kids, but for adults, as well. If you don't like to see a certain kind of film, there should be some rating, so that you know what you're getting into. But the present system doesn't work.
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That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.
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At the end of the day, what actors really want to do is act a lot and not wait around in the trailer.
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The roughest part is showing up. Once you throw yourself into the scene, it's just great fun to let it all go and not be self-conscious, and stop questioning whether you're sufficient.
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Nothing else counts except what you want.
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We, in America, are so screwed up when it comes to sex. That's all we can see.
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Yeah, I made it. It sneaks up on you. You're some schmuck and you wake up one day and you go, Good God, I'm the cheese.
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