Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
As an actor, early on, you learn that the audience is never wrong. And if you think they are wrong, you need… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
What actors are good at doing is walking into a situation that should make you incredibly self-conscious and frightened and doing it… — 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
When I was in New York, I was making a living. We had a summer house and a car that I could… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
I think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more powerful than the best experiences I had… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
A good actor's director, first of all, is prepared, so there's not an exorbitant amount of wasted footage. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
I'm not much of a preparer. I think sometimes as an actor you need to go out and learn some skills, but… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, what actors really want to do is act a lot and not wait around in the… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
I've always felt it's the directors purview to say what; it's the actor's purview to say how. It's not good for an… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
Before I made it big I worked as a dishwasher, washing dishes in this place called Dishwasher House where people could just… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
Actors are embracing a new aesthetic, which is leaning more toward truthful and simple and direct, as opposed to what we would… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
All that back-story stuff doesn't help. What you get paid for is to stand toe-to-toe with the other actor and get him… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
The best thing for an actor to do is take your attention off of how you feel about it, and put it… — 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 Image
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 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 entire history… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
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 Image
It’s a shame...you just don’t see young people doing anything outside these days. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
