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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.
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.
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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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Ultimately, a more experienced director realizes that you've got to stop sometime and just move on. They're braver about that.
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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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A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.
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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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I introduced myself to Scorsese and I said, If you need someone to do craft services, I'm there.
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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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We, in America, are so screwed up when it comes to sex. That's all we can see.
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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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