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Directing is a huge amount of work with very little payoff, and a quarter of the money, and nine times more time spent.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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Miami
Florida
William Hall Macy
William Hall Macy Jr.
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