William H. Macy Quotes

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• I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams.
• 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 to…
• It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.
• The only people who do plays in LA are people who can't get jobs in TV shows.
• The Spirit Awards are great too, they'll say anything because they're not televised. Another great drinking night.
• That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.
• Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror.
• Directors work 10 times harder than anyone else. Get paid a quarter.
• I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's your job, that's what I'm…
• A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.
• Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.
• I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the Emmy that meant the most - the writing.
• Yeah, I made it. It sneaks up on you. You're some schmuck and you wake up one day and you go, Good God, I'm the…
• Shameless is a rough show, and it’s not for everyone, but it’s also beautiful.
• I have a tendency to say yes to a script or no to a script. Not yes based on a rewrite.
• I think I've been in situations where they looked at me and just see some rich white guy - they don't see me at all.
• I think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more powerful than the best experiences I had in movies.
• I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.
• I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.
• It's hard to be depressed around a ukulele. You just pick it up and you're halfway home.

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