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,…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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

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

Ultimately, a more experienced director realizes that you've got to stop sometime and just move on. They're braver about that.

— William H. Macy

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

The bar raises as you go.

— William H. Macy

I love making movies, I love the differentness of it, I love writing. But I've always liked television. I grew up on…

— William H. Macy

Anyway, I try to be a good guy. I try to tell the truth, but I'm not religious.

— William H. Macy

I do love comedy, but I'm not brave enough to tackle a script whose goal is to make you laugh. That's tough.…

— William H. Macy

It's hard to be depressed around a ukulele. You just pick it up and you're halfway home.

— William H. Macy

The actor has the advantage - or the liability - of knowing, "It's going to be my face up there on the…

— William H. Macy

Yeah, I made it. It sneaks up on you. You're some schmuck and you wake up one day and you go, Good…

— William H. Macy