I have a tendency to say 'yes' to a script or no to a script. Not 'yes' based on a rewrite. William H. Macy More Quotes by William H. Macy More Quotes From William H. Macy I'm getting bigger roles, and I'm on location more, and I have a wife and family. I'd rather work less, and I've started to implement that. It was either that or my wife would break my heart. William H. Macy wiferolesheart 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." William H. Macy actorsknowingfaces Directing is a huge amount of work with very little payoff, and a quarter of the money, and nine times more time spent. William H. Macy payoffninelittles So much of the violence in the movies is b.s. violence: A guy in the middle of a large city with 14 people lying on the ground that he's just killed with his superhuman powers, and there's not a cop to be found. Not a siren to be heard. No price to be paid. That's not true, and I don't like that sort of stuff. William H. Macy citieslyingpeople Women, in order to recharge their batteries, gather in groups. They can recharge their batteries with their sisters. I tend to recharge my batteries in solitude, therefore the motorcycle trips. I need to be alone. As a matter of fact, I have to be careful. I could turn into a hermit. William H. Macy motorcyclesolitudeorder There will always be people with disabilities. And by my estimation, the scorecard for the way we take care of those who need our help the most, those at the very bottom of that safety net, is pretty dismal. And that has to change. William H. Macy safetypeopleway It's not good for people to have the safety net too low... People can take care of themselves better than we allow them to. William H. Macy safetycarepeople 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. William H. Macy daughterparentpeople 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. William H. Macy adultsparentkids As an actor, early on, you learn that the audience is never wrong. And if you think they are wrong, you need to find a different way to make a living. Collectively the audience is smarter than you will ever, ever be. William H. Macy differentneedsthinking I am against censorship in any form. I think anybody should be able to make any movie he or she wants and let the public decide. If it's disgusting and they don't want to see it, they won't go. I believe in the audience. William H. Macy ablebelievethinking I love women. I always have. I'm not pretending that I understand them, but I just love women. I love being in their presence and I love everything about them. William H. Macy pretendinglove-is Sometimes, directors are afraid to stop shooting, because the second you stop and say, "We got it," and move on, you'll never get another chance. And they're terrified to get in the cutting room and not be happy. So they just keep shooting. William H. Macy cuttingroomsmoving Making a mistake means overshooting a scene, shooting too many takes, for instance. Long after you've got it, you just keep shooting. William H. Macy mistakelongmean When a director makes a mistake, people suffer. People suffer horribly sometimes. William H. Macy sufferingmistakepeople I feel very secure about the role of the actor in the future. They need us, because stories are about people. William H. Macy rolespeopleneeds 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 the-end-of-the-dayactorswaiting If I had my choice, I would do the same little independent films, but they would have $100 million budgets, so I could get paid a fortune and hang out in a huge trailer. William H. Macy independentchoiceslittles 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. William H. Macy shootingcuttingdirectors 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. William H. Macy threeactorsdirectors
