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There are statistics out that say 20 year olds, 18 years olds think about sex 90 percent of the time. They only don't think about sex when they're eating, and that's rare.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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William Hall Macy
William Hall Macy Jr.
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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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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'm getting bigger roles, and I'm on location more, and I have a wife and family. I'd rather work less, and I've started to implement that. It was either that or my wife would break my heart.
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A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.
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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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If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want to play and they'll pay me, then I decide to do it.
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