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A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
Actor
Character Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Teacher
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Theatrical Director
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Miami
Florida
William Hall Macy
William Hall Macy Jr.
William Macy
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So many actors spend so much energy trying to remember the lines. It's so foolish. Guys are the worst.
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All that back-story stuff doesn't help. What you get paid for is to stand toe-to-toe with the other actor and get him to do your will.
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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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There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're not getting the roles they should.
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When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.
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I've always felt that, no matter where you go, people are just people.
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It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.
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Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. It's not right. Someone's gotta say it. They said it. I applaud them.
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