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 More Quotes by William H. Macy More Quotes From William H. Macy A good actor's director, first of all, is prepared, so there's not an exorbitant amount of wasted footage. William H. Macy actors directors firsts I've got two little girls, I'm not scared about sex. I'll teach them, it's not going to kill them. But what could kill them is violence. Guns, drinking and driving, these are the real dangers in our society. William H. Macy girl real sex 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 they-said mouths said Nothing else counts except what you want. William H. Macy what-you-want want I've studied Stanislavsky, and Mamet taught Stanislavsky, and I studied with Sanford Meisner. But the part of the method that I think is the most fruitful is the method of physical actions. It all comes down to your objective: Nothing else counts except what you want. How you feel will take care of itself. William H. Macy how-you-feel take-care care Every scene has two people who want two different things, so there's conflict in every scene. You've got to duke it out, and you've got to get the other person to change his or her mind and do it your way. William H. Macy mind two people 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. William H. Macy special play thinking 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. William H. Macy eye real reading I do want to do TV, but I'm looking to be a creator, writer, and producer, and perhaps I could be a recurring character. Do 10 shows a year, something like that. William H. Macy want character years I love making movies, I love the differentness of it, I love writing. But I've always liked television. I grew up on television. William H. Macy love-making writing television I feel like a lot of the young actors that are just coming up are really good. I think directors are directing better. William H. Macy actors directors thinking I think acting is getting better and better. William H. Macy get-better acting thinking 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. William H. Macy garbage two years That's pretty much what every scene is about, getting people to see your point of view. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. William H. Macy views winning people I introduced myself to Scorsese and I said, "If you need someone to do craft services, I'm there." William H. Macy crafts said needs When Fargo came out, I hired a publicist for the first time in my life. I thought, if ever I was going to make it, that was then. William H. Macy my-life thought time life
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