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title: "3 Boards Quotes By William H. Macy"
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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/i-ve-discovered-that-i-can-t-trust-the-ratings-board-at-all-because/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

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> [The ratings system is so bogus and people know it. Fewer and fewer people care. The ratings board has sort of exposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/the-ratings-system-is-so-bogus-and-people-know-it-fewer-and-fewer/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

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> [The reason they came up with the ratings board is that there are a lot of movies out there, and parents need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/the-reason-they-came-up-with-the-ratings-board-is-that-there-are-a/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

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## Other authors on Boards

## More by William H. Macy

> [Here are the good things about independent films: They do the more interesting, chancy scripts. They're run by love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/here-are-the-good-things-about-independent-films-they-do-the-more/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

> [Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene, and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/another-mistake-a-director-can-make-is-not-to-be-prepared-so-you-get/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

> [I don't know if it's fair to say that it's a bad time for movies. It seems to me that throughout the entire history…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/i-don-t-know-if-it-s-fair-to-say-that-it-s-a-bad-time-for-movies-it/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

> [I do want to do TV, but I'm looking to be a creator, writer, and producer, and perhaps I could be a recurring character.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/i-do-want-to-do-tv-but-i-m-looking-to-be-a-creator-writer-and/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

> [We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/we-all-want-to-be-20-again-and-have-that-first-sense-of-love/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

> [It’s a shame...you just don’t see young people doing anything outside these days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/it-s-a-shame-you-just-don-t-see-young-people-doing-anything-outside/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

> [Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. It's not right. Someone's gotta say it. They said it. I applaud them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/talk-about-putting-your-money-where-your-mouth-is-it-s-not-right/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/i-think-what-all-actors-share-is-that-somewhere-down-in-your-solar/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

> [I don't watch rushes. My whole thing is to try to stay in the moment with the other actor, and to let it all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/i-don-t-watch-rushes-my-whole-thing-is-to-try-to-stay-in-the-moment/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

> [One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/one-of-the-things-i-did-early-on-in-film-was-over-enunciate-and-talk/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/if-i-like-the-story-and-it-s-well-written-and-it-s-a-character-i-want/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/the-emotions-will-take-care-of-themselves-you-don-t-have-to-prod-them/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

> [Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/ninety-percent-of-the-preparation-we-do-as-actors-is-just-jive-it/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

> [When Fargo came out, I hired a publicist for the first time in my life. I thought, if ever I was going to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/when-fargo-came-out-i-hired-a-publicist-for-the-first-time-in-my-life/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

> [That's pretty much what every scene is about, getting people to see your point of view. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/that-s-pretty-much-what-every-scene-is-about-getting-people-to-see/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

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