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I do love comedy, but I'm not brave enough to tackle a script whose goal is to make you laugh. That's tough. The ones that can do it, I tip my hat off to them, but I don't have that kind of humor or mind.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
Actor
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Stage Actor
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Miami
Florida
William Hall Macy
William Hall Macy Jr.
William Macy
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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 don't know if it's fair to say that it's a bad time for movies. It seems to me that throughout the entire history of filmmaking, every year there have been about two really wonderful movies, about 10 others that are pretty good, and a whole pile of garbage.
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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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I think I've been in situations where they looked at me and just see some rich white guy - they don't see me at all.
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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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It's hard on an actor when you have to do a scene 45 times and you know damn well that three of the angles a director is shooting will never make it into the movie.
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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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