"I'm a firm believer that character is highly……" — William H. Macy
"I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion."
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34 Quotes by William H. Macy
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I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams.
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If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want to play and they'll pay…
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It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.
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The only people who do plays in LA are people who can't get jobs in TV shows.
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The Spirit Awards are great too, they'll say anything because they're not televised. Another great drinking night.
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That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.
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Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror.
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Directors work 10 times harder than anyone else. Get paid a quarter.
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I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's…
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A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.
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Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.
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I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the Emmy that meant the most…
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I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out…
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You see, the interesting thing about books, as opposed, say, to films, is that it's always just one person encountering…
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If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience.
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