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I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams.

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
Television Actor
Theatrical Director
Writer
Miami
Florida
William Hall Macy
William Hall Macy Jr.
William Macy
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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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Making a mistake means overshooting a scene, shooting too many takes, for instance. Long after you've got it, you just keep shooting.
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I really love hanging out on the set, and I love the life, and all of that. But I don't think I could stick with this profession if it weren't for those 15 minutes a day when I get to act. That's the part I love. For some strange reason, it's the time that I'm the least self-conscious in my whole life.
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I've always felt that, no matter where you go, people are just people.
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I think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more powerful than the best experiences I had in movies.
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Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.
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We thought sex was free. Sex is not free. There's a price to be paid emotionally, physically, even legally. Sex isn't a casual thing. It's a huge thing.
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One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud.
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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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So many actors spend so much energy trying to remember the lines. It's so foolish. Guys are the worst.
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I have a tendency to say 'yes' to a script or no to a script. Not 'yes' based on a rewrite.
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I'm not religious. It's an issue, 'cause I've got two little kids, and I feel you can't grow up without knowledge of religion.
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The Spirit Awards are great too, they'll say anything because they're not televised. Another great drinking night.
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If I had my choice, I would do the same little independent films, but they would have $100 million budgets, so I could get paid a fortune and hang out in a huge trailer.
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I loved Batman, don't get me wrong, but that kind of mindless violence is not good for young children.
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I love making movies, I love the differentness of it, I love writing. But I've always liked television. I grew up on television.
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Here are the good things about independent films: They do the more interesting, chancy scripts. They're run by love.
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It's hard to be depressed around a ukulele. You just pick it up and you're halfway home.
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What I've discovered is, really, acting is acting is acting. It's all the same. Seventy-five percent of the skills are the same in both media.
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With an inexperienced director, a lot of times the days go on to 14, 15, 16 hours. It goes horrendously overtime. And because of the lack of money, they just keep you there, regardless of the hours.
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