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32 quotes by William H. Macy

William Hall Macy, Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor, screenwriter, teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy has described himself as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". Macy was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard...
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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.

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I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams.

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That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.

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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.... →

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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 not against watching myself, but I miss a lot of it. I've got two little kids who we don't let watch TV.

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The bar raises as you go.

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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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I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the Emmy that meant the most - the writing.

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Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood.

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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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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... →

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Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything.

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