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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.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want to play and they'll pay me, then I decide to do it.
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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.
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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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So many actors spend so much energy trying to remember the lines. It's so foolish. Guys are the worst.
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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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One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud.
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I loved Batman, don't get me wrong, but that kind of mindless violence is not good for young children.
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A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.
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We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love.
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With an inexperienced director, a lot of times the days go on to 14, 15, 16 hours. It goes horrendously overtime. And because of the lack of money, they just keep you there, regardless of the hours.
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Many times, I like to read the script before I even know who they want me to play, so I can read it and really enjoy it as an audience member. I think that's given me the ability to ferret out the really special scripts from all the rest.
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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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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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Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything.
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I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams.
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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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Somebody's gotta stand up and say pubic hair is good, murder is bad. Sex is good, violence is bad.
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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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Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror.
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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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