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William H. Macy, born on March 13, 1950, is an accomplished American actor known for his versatile performances in film and television. He gained widespread recognition for his roles in 'Falling Down' and 'Justified', and his performances have been highly praised by both critics and audiences.

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“The character and the actor in a long-running series slowly become one. I think there must be funny stories about actors who, in the pilot for a TV series, did some weird thing with their eyes, or some speech impediment or something, and the next thing you know, it's eight years later, and they're still doing that freaking gag.”

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“Perhaps there is such a thing as obscene sex, but I know that violence is always obscene. So I don't get it, that you can disembowel a woman but you can't see her tits. Who made that up? That's sick!”

Knows Made Sex Violence Sick Obscene

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“It's hard on an actor when you have to do a scene 45 times and you know damn well that three of the angles a director is shooting will never make it into the movie.”

Knows Wells Hard Three Actors Scene Directors Shooting Damn Angle

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“A good director is very well prepared, and knows exactly how he's going to cut the film, so the shooting is as efficient as possible.”

Knows Wells Film Cutting Directors Prepared Shooting Efficient Good Directors

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“You'd much rather act with a pal, someone you know really well. That way, you can cut all the niceties and go right to insulting each other.”

Knows Way Wells Cutting Insulting Pals Niceties

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“You should know the lines, be prepared, get sleep, and have the script analyzed so you're ready to rock and roll.”

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“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 of filmmaking, every year there have been about two really wonderful movies, about 10 others that are pretty good, and a whole pile of garbage.”

Ifs Knows Years Has Beens Two Whole Seems Wonderful Fairs Filmmaking Garbage Bad Times

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“All modesty aside, I think I'm good at reading scripts. The way I read a script is as fast as I can, all in one sitting, and I don't read many of the stage directions. I only read enough stage directions to let me know where I am, because they're always so verbose and mostly horseshit. So I only read the dialogue, which allows me to see the movie in my mind's eye in real time.”

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“Many times, I like to read the script before I even know who they want me to play, so I can read it and really enjoy it as an audience member. I think that's given me the ability to ferret out the really special scripts from all the rest.”

Thinking Knows Want I Can Play Given Enjoy Ability Audience Special Members Scripts Want Me I Can Read Ferrets

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“Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene, and they don't know how it should be blocked, and they're not clear on how they want to do a scene.”

Knows Want Should Mistake Know How Clear Scene Directors Prepared Be Prepared Blocked

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“The actor has the advantage - or the liability - of knowing, "It's going to be my face up there on the frickin' screen, so I better keep my wits about me. Nobody's going to care that I was bad because I was not happy. They're only going to know I'm bad."”

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“The reason they came up with the ratings board is that there are a lot of movies out there, and parents need some guidance. Not only for the kids, but for adults, as well. If you don't like to see a certain kind of film, there should be some rating, so that you know what you're getting into. But the present system doesn't work.”

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“The ratings system is so bogus and people know it. Fewer and fewer people care. The ratings board has sort of exposed itself. But my problem is, as a parent, there's this area of film that my daughters want to see. They're not my kind of films, I don't want to go see them, but I really want to know whether my daughters can see them or not. The morality of what the ratings board is doing now escapes me. I don't get it.”

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“I was a dog in a past life. Really. I'll be walking down the street and dogs will do a sort of double take. Like, Hey, I know him.”

Knows Past Streets Dog Walking Hey Pet Past Life Double Standard Double Take

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“It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.”

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Born: March 13, 1950
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 116

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