At the end of the day, what actors really want to do is act a lot and not wait around in the trailer. William H. Macy More Quotes by William H. Macy More Quotes From William H. Macy It sure is boring to be around people who are in character all the time. I always find it's closer to mental illness than acting excellence. William H. Macy excellencecharacterpeople That red carpet has to be felt to be believed. William H. Macy red-lipstickcarpetfelt One's complete sentences are attempts, as often as not, to complete an incomplete self with words. William H. Macy incompletesentencesself We thought sex was free. Sex is not free. There's a price to be paid emotionally, physically, even legally. Sex isn't a casual thing. It's a huge thing. William H. Macy casualpaidsex Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything. William H. Macy ninetypreparationactors 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 cheese. William H. Macy cheesewake-upone-day I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams. William H. Macy processdream When I was in New York, I was making a living. We had a summer house and a car that I could put in a garage. That's something for a stage actor. William H. Macy carnew-yorksummer I've always felt it's the directors purview to say what; it's the actor's purview to say how. It's not good for an actor to have the big picture in mind - it bollocks you up. An actor's purview is the tiny little... We measure our performance in seconds. William H. Macy tinyminddirectors I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion. William H. Macy firmtrickscharacter 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 girl, and he doesn't care. William H. Macy holy-grailgirlreal It’s a shame...you just don’t see young people doing anything outside these days. William H. Macy shamethese-dayspeople I'm drawn to a lot of first-time directors. One of the great common denominators in these small independent films is that there's a person, or two people, who have an absolutely monomaniacal passion to get these films made. That's what makes them happen. Sometimes, it takes years and years to finally get it done, but by never backing down, by never giving up, they get these films to the screen by hook or by crook. William H. Macy independentpassiongiving-up Before I made it big I worked as a dishwasher, washing dishes in this place called Dishwasher House where people could just come in and do whatever they wanted to the dishes and we had to clean them with our hands till they bled. A lot of struggling actors worked there-Downey Jr., Joaquin Phoenix, Damon Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans-and we actually all kind of wish we still did. William H. Macy phoenixstrugglehands I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the Emmy that meant the most - the writing. William H. Macy writingdoorsthinking It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know. William H. Macy violenceknows With an inexperienced director, a lot of times the days go on to 14, 15, 16 hours. It goes horrendously overtime. And because of the lack of money, they just keep you there, regardless of the hours. William H. Macy hoursgoes-ondirectors I have been working out for 30 years, staying in shape in the dream that someday I would get to play a sex scene. Finally I get one, and they cut it. William H. Macy cuttingdreamsex We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love. William H. Macy wantfirsts 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. William H. Macy guywhitethinking
