William H. Macy quotes

Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror. (William H. Macy)
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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That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.
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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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We thought sex was free. Sex is not free. There's a price to be paid emotionally, physically, even legally. Sex isn't a casual thing. It's a huge thing.
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It sure is boring to be around people who are in character all the time. I always find it's closer to mental illness than acting excellence.
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The bar raises as you go.
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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.
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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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A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.
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Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood. (William H. Macy)
Directors work 10 times harder than anyone else. Get paid a quarter.
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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'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.
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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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We must admit that it is quite common that people do have affairs with their leading ladies and men.
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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.
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We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love.
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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.
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I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams.
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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. (William H. Macy)
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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I think I've been in situations where they looked at me and just see some rich white guy - they don't see me at all.
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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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The only people who do plays in LA are people who can't get jobs in TV shows.
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