William H. Macy Quotes
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I'm a big fan of rehearsal. I'm famous for pulling the cast together, not so much to formally rehearse, but just to run the lines. My theory of acting is that it takes all your attention just to stay in the moment, and keep your attention on the other person, and get him to do what you want him to do.
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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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To a certain extent. I'm a fan of rehearsal on the day [of the shoot], more than getting together a week beforehand.
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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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Just learn the whole script before you start shooting. That makes shooting a joy. Even if they rewrite, it's easy.
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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.
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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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Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.
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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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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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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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Anyway, I try to be a good guy. I try to tell the truth, but I'm not religious.
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One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud.
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I think what all actors share is that, somewhere down in your solar plexus, there's this fear that you're not going to be able to come up with the goods, that this is the one movie where you're going to look like a fool, and they should have cast someone else. And you feel ugly, and you've got three chins, and you've gained too much weight, and you're losing your hair, and there are so many better actors who could do this. But if you've got chops, what you realize is that everybody feels that way, so just show up and do the job.
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We always want to see people strive and see the human spirit triumph against adversity. That's what it's all about because that's what we're doing. We're trying to triumph in our lives.
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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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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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Directors work 10 times harder than anyone else. Get paid a quarter.
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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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One's complete sentences are attempts, as often as not, to complete an incomplete self with words.
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Nothing else counts except what you want.
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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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I was a dog in a past life. Really. I'll be walking down the street and dogs will do a sort of double take. Like, Hey, I know him.