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Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything.
William H. Macy
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If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want to play and they'll pay me, then I decide to do it.
William H. Macy
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There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're not getting the roles they should.
William H. Macy
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The only people who do plays in LA are people who can't get jobs in TV shows.
William H. Macy
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I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the Emmy that meant the most - the writing.
William H. Macy
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When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.
William H. Macy
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When Fargo came out, I hired a publicist for the first time in my life. I thought, if ever I was going to make it, that was then.
William H. Macy
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Oh yeah, that's the Holy Grail, Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp, he's the real deal, isn't he? He doesn't get the girl, and he doesn't care.
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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.
William H. Macy
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When I was in New York, I was making a living. We had a summer house and a car that I could put in a garage. That's something for a stage actor.
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We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love.
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A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.
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I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.
William H. Macy
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I have a tendency to say yes to a script or no to a script. Not yes based on a rewrite.
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