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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.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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I think I've been in situations where they looked at me and just see some rich white guy - they don't see me at all.
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That's pretty much what every scene is about, getting people to see your point of view. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
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I'm not much of a preparer. I think sometimes as an actor you need to go out and learn some skills, but in terms of preparation for understanding the character, it's all on the page, and if it's not on the page, you're in trouble.
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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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You should know the lines, be prepared, get sleep, and have the script analyzed so you're ready to rock and roll.
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That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.
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A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.
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Oh yeah, that's the Holy Grail, Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp, he's the real deal, isn't he? He doesn't get the girl, and he doesn't care.
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A good actor's director, first of all, is prepared, so there's not an exorbitant amount of wasted footage.
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I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.
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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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I think acting is getting better and better.
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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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Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything.
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I love directors who talk action as opposed to emotion.
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When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.
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Making a mistake means overshooting a scene, shooting too many takes, for instance. Long after you've got it, you just keep shooting.
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It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.
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I've studied Stanislavsky, and Mamet taught Stanislavsky, and I studied with Sanford Meisner. But the part of the method that I think is the most fruitful is the method of physical actions. It all comes down to your objective: Nothing else counts except what you want. How you feel will take care of itself.
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