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What I've discovered is, really, acting is acting is acting. It's all the same. Seventy-five percent of the skills are the same in both media.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
Actor
Character Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
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Miami
Florida
William Hall Macy
William Hall Macy Jr.
William Macy
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It’s a shame...you just don’t see young people doing anything outside these days.
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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.
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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 got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's your job, that's what I'm paying you for. And I got it.
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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 good actor's director, first of all, is prepared, so there's not an exorbitant amount of wasted footage.
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Sometimes, directors are afraid to stop shooting, because the second you stop and say, We got it, and move on, you'll never get another chance. And they're terrified to get in the cutting room and not be happy. So they just keep shooting.
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I feel like a lot of the young actors that are just coming up are really good. I think directors are directing better.
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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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Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything.
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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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One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud.
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