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A good director is very well prepared, and knows exactly how he's going to cut the film, so the shooting is as efficient as possible.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
Actor
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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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When a director makes a mistake, people suffer. People suffer horribly sometimes.
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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 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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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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I have been working out for 30 years, staying in shape in the dream that someday I would get to play a sex scene. Finally I get one, and they cut it.
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Women, in order to recharge their batteries, gather in groups. They can recharge their batteries with their sisters. I tend to recharge my batteries in solitude, therefore the motorcycle trips. I need to be alone. As a matter of fact, I have to be careful. I could turn into a hermit.
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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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Anyway, I try to be a good guy. I try to tell the truth, but I'm not religious.
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