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When I was in New York, I was making a living. We had a summer house and a car that I could put in a garage. That's something for a stage actor.

William H. Macy

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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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Miami
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We always want to see people strive and see the human spirit triumph against adversity. That's what it's all about because that's what we're doing. We're trying to triumph in our lives.
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So much of the violence in the movies is b.s. violence: A guy in the middle of a large city with 14 people lying on the ground that he's just killed with his superhuman powers, and there's not a cop to be found. Not a siren to be heard. No price to be paid. That's not true, and I don't like that sort of stuff.
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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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You should know the lines, be prepared, get sleep, and have the script analyzed so you're ready to rock and roll.
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What actors are good at doing is walking into a situation that should make you incredibly self-conscious and frightened and doing it anyway. That's the gig, pretending that you are comfortable.
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I've always felt that, no matter where you go, people are just people.
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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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Shameless is a rough show, and it’s not for everyone, but it’s also beautiful.
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I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.
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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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Here are the good things about independent films: They do the more interesting, chancy scripts. They're run by love.
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Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror.
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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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Every scene has two people who want two different things, so there's conflict in every scene. You've got to duke it out, and you've got to get the other person to change his or her mind and do it your way.
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When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.
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It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.
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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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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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That's pretty much what every scene is about, getting people to see your point of view. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
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Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything.
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