William H. Macy Quotes

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.
William H. Macy

Pet, Life, Past

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

Girl, Care, Real

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

Sex, Thought, Free

A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.
William H. Macy

Wife, Favorite, Cast

Directors work 10 times harder than anyone else. Get paid a quarter.
William H. Macy

Work, Else, Times

Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.
William H. Macy

Good, Cool, Everyone

I do them all for the money, I really do.
William H. Macy

I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's your job, that's what I'm paying you for. And I got it.
William H. Macy

Job, Said, Agent

I have a tendency to say yes to a script or no to a script. Not yes based on a rewrite.
William H. Macy

Yes, Based, Rewrite

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

Rich, Guy, White

I think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more powerful than the best experiences I had in movies.
William H. Macy

Best, Movies, Powerful

I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.
William H. Macy

Real, Tell, Oscars

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

Character, Audience, Firm

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.
William H. Macy

Two, Kids, Against

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

Writing, Proud, Door

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

Dreams, Place, Sure

If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want to play and they'll pay me, then I decide to do it.
William H. Macy

Character, Play, Story

It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.
William H. Macy

Violence, Started, Godfather

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

Percent, Ninety

Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood.
William H. Macy

Good, Actor, Nobody

Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror.
William H. Macy

King, Horror, Ironic

That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.
William H. Macy

Felt, Red, Carpet

The bar raises as you go.
William H. Macy

The only people who do plays in LA are people who can't get jobs in TV shows.
William H. Macy

Jobs, Shows, Tv

The Spirit Awards are great too, they'll say anything because they're not televised. Another great drinking night.
William H. Macy

Great, Night, Another

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: March 13, 1950

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