Quotes by William H. Macy

About William H. Macy:

William Hall Macy, Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter, teacher and theater director. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he also appeared in summer action films. Macy has described himself as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman".
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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

Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.

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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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I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams.

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Yeah, I made it. It sneaks up on you. You're some schmuck and you wake up one day and you go, Good God, I'm the cheese.

William H. Macy

The Spirit Awards are great too, they'll say anything because they're not televised. Another great drinking night.

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Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood.

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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.

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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.

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I do them all for the money, I really do.

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We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love.

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We must admit that it is quite common that people do have affairs with their leading ladies and men.

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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.

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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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Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything.

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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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I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the Emmy that meant the most - the writing.

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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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It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.

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Author Bio

  • NameWilliam H. Macy
  • DescriptionAmerican actor, screenwriter, teacher and director in theater, film and television
  • BornMarch 13, 1950
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Film Actor; Writer