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I feel very secure about the role of the actor in the future. They need us, because stories are about people.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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So much of the violence in the movies is b.s. violence: A guy in the middle of a large city with 14 people lying on the ground that he's just killed with his superhuman powers, and there's not a cop to be found. Not a siren to be heard. No price to be paid. That's not true, and I don't like that sort of stuff.
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I've always felt that, no matter where you go, people are just people.
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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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One's complete sentences are attempts, as often as not, to complete an incomplete self with words.
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Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror.
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When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.
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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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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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You have to do whatever you can to limit the things that could make you feel insecure.
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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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One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud.
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It sure is boring to be around people who are in character all the time. I always find it's closer to mental illness than acting excellence.
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I don't watch rushes. My whole thing is to try to stay in the moment with the other actor, and to let it all hang. I'm not sure I'm right on that, though.
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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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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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Anyway, I try to be a good guy. I try to tell the truth, but I'm not religious.
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Shameless is a rough show, and it’s not for everyone, but it’s also beautiful.
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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
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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What I've discovered is, really, acting is acting is acting. It's all the same. Seventy-five percent of the skills are the same in both media.
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