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The emotions will take care of themselves. You don't have to prod them along. As a matter of fact, you get in trouble when you prod them along.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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William Hall Macy
William Hall Macy Jr.
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I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the Emmy that meant the most - the writing.
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All that back-story stuff doesn't help. What you get paid for is to stand toe-to-toe with the other actor and get him to do your will.
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We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love.
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There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're not getting the roles they should.
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It's not good for people to have the safety net too low... People can take care of themselves better than we allow them to.
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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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We thought sex was free. Sex is not free. There's a price to be paid emotionally, physically, even legally. Sex isn't a casual thing. It's a huge thing.
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Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene, and they don't know how it should be blocked, and they're not clear on how they want to do a scene.
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You have to do whatever you can to limit the things that could make you feel insecure.
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The Spirit Awards are great too, they'll say anything because they're not televised. Another great drinking night.
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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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Emotions are the natural result of striving for something. Every single scene has two or more people in it, and nobody wants the same thing, so they are negotiating this one way or another. The result of that negotiation will bring out all kinds of emotional stuff in you.
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I love directors who talk action as opposed to emotion.
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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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I have a tendency to say 'yes' to a script or no to a script. Not 'yes' based on a rewrite.
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Somebody's gotta stand up and say pubic hair is good, murder is bad. Sex is good, violence is bad.
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The reason they came up with the ratings board is that there are a lot of movies out there, and parents need some guidance. Not only for the kids, but for adults, as well. If you don't like to see a certain kind of film, there should be some rating, so that you know what you're getting into. But the present system doesn't work.
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I do want to do TV, but I'm looking to be a creator, writer, and producer, and perhaps I could be a recurring character. Do 10 shows a year, something like that.
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We, in America, are so screwed up when it comes to sex. That's all we can see.
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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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