William H. Macy Quotes
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I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.
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Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.
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When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured... At the moment of my entrance into this new state I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness.
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Some people ask me, Do they put aging makeup on you? It's just this very nice street makeup.
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I've always been fond of acoustic music.
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In England especially, I've found that if you bring up King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson at a dinner party or a social gathering, it's like throwing a Molotov cocktail into the room.
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All I remember is the last time I played a videogame, it was Space Invaders.
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But what I really like are old Hollywood movies. Very often I watch AMC.
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I will say that the food in both Japan and Italy was immaculate. I don't remember having bad food in either country.
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I do love my wine. I'd opt to drink my calories rather than eat them every time, so I cut out the breads, potatoes, pastas, cheeses and desserts in an effort to get my healthy angel and unhealthy demon to compromise.
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Sometimes, poor people don't smell too good, so love can have no nose.
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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Quite frankly, I don't miss standing in the box or standing on the field playing.
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Typically, when you sell your story rights to a movie production company, they can do whatever they want with it. The writer is typically not involved anymore.
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Having competed themselves, my father and my uncle are very passionate about motorsport, so I inherited it from them.
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When people are in the midst of really heavy stuff and still have a sense of humor, I admire that.
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I want to play a variety of different characters in different genres of film.
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I was imprisoned in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks, when Egypt's state security was rounding people up in unprecedented numbers.
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The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like.
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A woman's thought runs before her actions.
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Reputation is what people expect us to do next. It's their expectation of the quality and character of the next thing we produce or say or do. We control our actions (even when it feels like we don't) and our actions over time (especially when we think no one is looking) earn our reputation.
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Packing is my pet hate.
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I love directors who talk action as opposed to emotion.
