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The actor has the advantage - or the liability - of knowing, It's going to be my face up there on the frickin' screen, so I better keep my wits about me. Nobody's going to care that I was bad because I was not happy. They're only going to know I'm bad.

William H. Macy

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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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Miami
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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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We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love.
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The best thing for an actor to do is take your attention off of how you feel about it, and put it on striving to obtain a particular objective. The happy result is that it brings out all this unexpected stuff in yourself.
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I really love hanging out on the set, and I love the life, and all of that. But I don't think I could stick with this profession if it weren't for those 15 minutes a day when I get to act. That's the part I love. For some strange reason, it's the time that I'm the least self-conscious in my whole life.
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Nothing else counts except what you want.
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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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Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.
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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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The reason they came up with the ratings board is that there are a lot of movies out there, and parents need some guidance. Not only for the kids, but for adults, as well. If you don't like to see a certain kind of film, there should be some rating, so that you know what you're getting into. But the present system doesn't work.
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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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Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood.
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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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Perhaps there is such a thing as obscene sex, but I know that violence is always obscene. So I don't get it, that you can disembowel a woman but you can't see her tits. Who made that up? That's sick!
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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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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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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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