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I love directors who talk action as opposed to emotion.
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
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Miami
Florida
William Hall Macy
William Hall Macy Jr.
William Macy
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