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Actors are embracing a new aesthetic, which is leaning more toward truthful and simple and direct, as opposed to what we would normally call sitcom acting.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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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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I'm getting bigger roles, and I'm on location more, and I have a wife and family. I'd rather work less, and I've started to implement that. It was either that or my wife would break my heart.
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I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams.
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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’s a shame...you just don’t see young people doing anything outside these days.
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I love making movies, I love the differentness of it, I love writing. But I've always liked television. I grew up on television.
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