Perhaps there is such a thing as obscene sex, but I know that violence is always obscene. So I don't get it,… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
A good director is very well prepared, and knows exactly how he's going to cut the film, so the shooting is as… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene,… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
It's hard on an actor when you have to do a scene 45 times and you know damn well that three of… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
You'd much rather act with a pal, someone you know really well. That way, you can cut all the niceties and go… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
You should know the lines, be prepared, get sleep, and have the script analyzed so you're ready to rock and roll. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
All modesty aside, I think I'm good at reading scripts. The way I read a script is as fast as I can,… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
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… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
Many times, I like to read the script before I even know who they want me to play, so I can read… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
The character and the actor in a long-running series slowly become one. I think there must be funny stories about actors who,… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
The ratings system is so bogus and people know it. Fewer and fewer people care. The ratings board has sort of exposed… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
The actor has the advantage - or the liability - of knowing, "It's going to be my face up there on the… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
The reason they came up with the ratings board is that there are a lot of movies out there, and parents need… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
Here are the good things about independent films: They do the more interesting, chancy scripts. They're run by love. — William H. Macy Copy Share
Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene, and they… — William H. Macy Copy Share
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… — William H. Macy Copy Share
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.… — William H. Macy Copy Share
It’s a shame...you just don’t see young people doing anything outside these days. — William H. Macy Copy Share
Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. It's not right. Someone's gotta say it. They said it. I applaud them. — William H. Macy Copy Share
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… — William H. Macy Copy Share
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… — William H. Macy Copy Share
One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud. — William H. Macy Copy Share
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… — William H. Macy Copy Share
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… — William H. Macy Copy Share
Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything. — William H. Macy Copy Share
When Fargo came out, I hired a publicist for the first time in my life. I thought, if ever I was going to make… — William H. Macy Copy Share
That's pretty much what every scene is about, getting people to see your point of view. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. — William H. Macy Copy Share
