Our glorification of violence is ripping society apart. I don't want my children exposed to it. — William H. Macy Children Copy Share Image
A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
I introduced myself to Scorsese and I said, "If you need someone to do craft services, I'm there." — William H. Macy Crafts Copy Share Image
One's complete sentences are attempts, as often as not, to complete an incomplete self with words. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
You have to do whatever you can to limit the things that could make you feel insecure. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
When a director makes a mistake, people suffer. People suffer horribly sometimes. — William H. Macy Cinema Copy Share Image
When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera. — William H. Macy Cameras Copy Share Image
Shameless is a rough show, and it’s not for everyone, but it’s also beautiful. — William H. Macy Beautiful Copy Share Image
The roughest part is showing up. Once you throw yourself into the scene, it's just great fun to let it all go… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror. — 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 Cinema Copy Share Image
If I had my choice, I would do the same little independent films, but they would have $100 million budgets, so I… — William H. Macy Budgets Copy Share Image
Just learn the whole script before you start shooting. That makes shooting a joy. Even if they rewrite, it's easy. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
There are statistics out that say 20 year olds, 18 years olds think about sex 90 percent of the time. They only… — William H. Macy Eating Copy Share Image
So many actors spend so much energy trying to remember the lines. It's so foolish. Guys are the worst. — William H. Macy Actors Copy Share Image
I think I've been in situations where they looked at me and just see some rich white guy - they don't see… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
So much of the violence in the movies is b.s. violence: A guy in the middle of a large city with 14… — William H. Macy Cities 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 Actor Copy Share Image
Women, in order to recharge their batteries, gather in groups. They can recharge their batteries with their sisters. I tend to recharge… — 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
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 Actors Copy Share Image
Every scene has two people who want two different things, so there's conflict in every scene. You've got to duke it out,… — William H. Macy Conflict 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 Actor Copy Share Image
Emotions are the natural result of striving for something. Every single scene has two or more people in it, and nobody wants… — 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 Film Copy Share Image
Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything. — William H. Macy Actor Copy Share Image
With an inexperienced director, a lot of times the days go on to 14, 15, 16 hours. It goes horrendously overtime. And… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Directors Copy Share Image
Oh yeah, that's the Holy Grail, Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp, he's the real deal, isn't he? He doesn't get the… — William H. Macy Care 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 Actor Copy Share Image
I loved Batman, don't get me wrong, but that kind of mindless violence is not good for young children. — William H. Macy Batman Copy Share Image
I love women. I always have. I'm not pretending that I understand them, but I just love women. I love being in… — 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 Money Copy Share Image
I feel very secure about the role of the actor in the future. They need us, because stories are about people. — William H. Macy Actor Copy Share Image
I've written a lot of scripts that someone else directed, and it's absolutely vital that, if I'm gonna act in it, then… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
It was my first impulse, but I chose to play the priest as a true believer who was an absolute man of… — William H. Macy Absolutes Copy Share Image
It's not good for people to have the safety net too low... People can take care of themselves better than we allow… — William H. Macy Care Copy Share Image
