William H. Macy Quotes

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.

William H. Macy

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• I think that's why often people in creative fields can feel so alone is because there's a constant third eye, that constant watcher.

  

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• Many people identify their sense of self with the problems they have, or think they have.

  

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• That point of life when I learned I could cook, that always made me understand what cooks felt like feeding other people. It's okay to receive, but it's really cool to give, so food is to me sexy because it's the fact that someone is giving it to someone else.

  

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• At the end of the day, New Yorkers need a mayor who understands the problems they face, brings a smart plan and good people to the table, and, more than anything, has the independence, courage and conviction to do the right thing.

  

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• One should talk tough to friends in private, but, as the first phone call with the president of the United States, you're trying to build your personal relationship. You're trying to build on the alliance and the partnerships that we have. Usually, that tough talk doesn't happen with your friends and partners. And people wonder why the tough talk by Donald Trump is happening with Mexico and happening with Germany and happening with our pals, but it's not happening with Russia.

  

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• Great let me call him, for he conquered me.

  

  Edward Young
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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.

  

  William H. Macy
  • People
  • Character
  • Acting