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One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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Miami
Florida
William Hall Macy
William Hall Macy Jr.
William Macy
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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'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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A good actor's director, first of all, is prepared, so there's not an exorbitant amount of wasted footage.
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To a certain extent. I'm a fan of rehearsal on the day [of the shoot], more than getting together a week beforehand.
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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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I'm a big fan of rehearsal. I'm famous for pulling the cast together, not so much to formally rehearse, but just to run the lines. My theory of acting is that it takes all your attention just to stay in the moment, and keep your attention on the other person, and get him to do what you want him to do.
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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 a shame...you just don’t see young people doing anything outside these days.
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I'm not religious. It's an issue, 'cause I've got two little kids, and I feel you can't grow up without knowledge of religion.
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It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.
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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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Directing is a huge amount of work with very little payoff, and a quarter of the money, and nine times more time spent.
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I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.
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I've always felt that, no matter where you go, people are just people.
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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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We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love.
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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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When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.
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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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We always want to see people strive and see the human spirit triumph against adversity. That's what it's all about because that's what we're doing. We're trying to triumph in our lives.
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