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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.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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William Hall Macy Jr.
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There will always be people with disabilities. And by my estimation, the scorecard for the way we take care of those who need our help the most, those at the very bottom of that safety net, is pretty dismal. And that has to change.
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Many times, I like to read the script before I even know who they want me to play, so I can read it and really enjoy it as an audience member. I think that's given me the ability to ferret out the really special scripts from all the rest.
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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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One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud.
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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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I've written a lot of scripts that someone else directed, and it's absolutely vital that, if I'm gonna act in it, then I have to take off the writer hat and let the director direct.
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We, in America, are so screwed up when it comes to sex. That's all we can see.
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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 emotions will take care of themselves. You don't have to prod them along. As a matter of fact, you get in trouble when you prod them along.
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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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At the end of the day, what actors really want to do is act a lot and not wait around in the trailer.
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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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One's complete sentences are attempts, as often as not, to complete an incomplete self with words.
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I introduced myself to Scorsese and I said, If you need someone to do craft services, I'm there.
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You'd much rather act with a pal, someone you know really well. That way, you can cut all the niceties and go right to insulting each other.
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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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That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.
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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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I've always felt that, no matter where you go, people are just people.
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