Shameless Quotes by William H. Macy

Here are the good things about independent films: They do the more interesting, chancy scripts. They're run by love.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.…

— William H. Macy

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

— William H. Macy

It’s a shame...you just don’t see young people doing anything outside these days.

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— William H. Macy

One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud.

— 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…

— 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…

— William H. Macy

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

— 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…

— 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.

— William H. Macy