William H. Macy Quotes
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I think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more powerful than the best experiences I had in movies.
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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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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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The only reason an indie gets made is because someone has a burning passion to do it and won't take no for an answer, as opposed to a big film, which is like a train that starts rolling down the tracks and nothing can stop it.
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As an actor, early on, you learn that the audience is never wrong. And if you think they are wrong, you need to find a different way to make a living. Collectively the audience is smarter than you will ever, ever be.
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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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Directors work 10 times harder than anyone else. Get paid a quarter.
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Our glorification of violence is ripping society apart. I don't want my children exposed to it.
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There will always be people with disabilities. And by my estimation, the scorecard for the way we take care of those who need our help the most, those at the very bottom of that safety net, is pretty dismal. And that has to change.
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I've discovered that I can't trust the ratings board at all, because they have - to my mind - a perverted point of view about what's appropriate for children. They think that if you see any part of a male or female anatomy, we have to protect children from it, which is not true, and they think almost any level of violence is okay for children, which is absolutely not true... They're really off the mark.
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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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Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.
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I've got two little girls, I'm not scared about sex. I'll teach them, it's not going to kill them. But what could kill them is violence. Guns, drinking and driving, these are the real dangers in our society.
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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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I loved Batman, don't get me wrong, but that kind of mindless violence is not good for young children.
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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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One's complete sentences are attempts, as often as not, to complete an incomplete self with words.
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Anyway, I try to be a good guy. I try to tell the truth, but I'm not religious.
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I do love comedy, but I'm not brave enough to tackle a script whose goal is to make you laugh. That's tough. The ones that can do it, I tip my hat off to them, but I don't have that kind of humor or mind.
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I've always felt that, no matter where you go, people are just people.
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The Spirit Awards are great too, they'll say anything because they're not televised. Another great drinking night.
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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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The emotions will take care of themselves. You don't have to prod them along. As a matter of fact, you get in trouble when you prod them along.
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It's hard on an actor when you have to do a scene 45 times and you know damn well that three of the angles a director is shooting will never make it into the movie.