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I'm not much of a preparer. I think sometimes as an actor you need to go out and learn some skills, but in terms of preparation for understanding the character, it's all on the page, and if it's not on the page, you're in trouble.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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Nothing else counts except what you want.
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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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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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You can skim those stage directions and go right to the dialogue. You can almost read the movie in the same amount of time it will take you to see the movie.
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Writers love to write those idiotic, long stage directions, and some of them worse than others. They have nothing to do with the movie. They're just jerking around.
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It’s a shame...you just don’t see young people doing anything outside these days.
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I feel very secure about the role of the actor in the future. They need us, because stories are about people.
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It sure is boring to be around people who are in character all the time. I always find it's closer to mental illness than acting excellence.
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The actor has the advantage - or the liability - of knowing, It's going to be my face up there on the frickin' screen, so I better keep my wits about me. Nobody's going to care that I was bad because I was not happy. They're only going to know I'm bad.
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