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

I do them all for the money, I really do.

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

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

William H. Macy quotes: 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.

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 quotes: I think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more powerful than the best experiences I had in movies.

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

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

William H. Macy quotes: I love metaphor the way some people love junk food.

I love metaphor the way some people love junk food.

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

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

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

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

William H. Macy quotes: 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.

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 quotes: The bar raises as you go.

The bar raises as you go.

William H. Macy quotes: I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.

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 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.

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 quotes: One's complete sentences are attempts, as often as not, to complete an incomplete self with words.

One's complete sentences are attempts, as often as not, to complete an incomplete self with words.

William H. Macy quotes: 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.

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 quotes: 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

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 quotes: I introduced myself to Scorsese and I said, "If you need someone to do craft services, I'm there."

I introduced myself to Scorsese and I said, "If you need someone to do craft services, I'm there."

William H. Macy quotes: Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. It's not right. Someone's gotta say it. They said it. I applaud them.

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 quotes: We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love.

We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love.

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

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

William H. Macy quotes: So many actors spend so much energy trying to remember the lines. It's so foolish. Guys are the worst.

So many actors spend so much energy trying to remember the lines. It's so foolish. Guys are the worst.

William H. Macy quotes: 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.

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 quotes: That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.

That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.

William H. Macy quotes: 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.

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 quotes: A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.

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

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

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

William H. Macy quotes: There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're not getting the roles they should.

There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're not getting the roles they should.

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

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

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

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

William H. Macy quotes: 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.

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 quotes: Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood.

Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood.

William H. Macy quotes: I'm not religious. It's an issue, 'cause I've got two little kids, and I feel you can't grow up without knowledge of religion.

I'm not religious. It's an issue, 'cause I've got two little kids, and I feel you can't grow up without knowledge of religion.

William H. Macy quotes: 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.

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 quotes: It's a shame ... you just don't see young people doing anything outside these days.

It's a shame ... you just don't see young people doing anything outside these days.

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

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

William H. Macy quotes: Anyway, I try to be a good guy. I try to tell the truth, but I'm not religious.

Anyway, I try to be a good guy. I try to tell the truth, but I'm not religious.

William H. Macy quotes: We must admit that it is quite common that people do have affairs with their leading ladies and men.

We must admit that it is quite common that people do have affairs with their leading ladies and men.

William H. Macy quotes: When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.

When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.

William H. Macy quotes: Somebody's gotta stand up and say pubic hair is good, murder is bad. Sex is good, violence is bad.

Somebody's gotta stand up and say pubic hair is good, murder is bad. Sex is good, violence is bad.

William H. Macy quotes: It's hard to be depressed around a ukulele. You just pick it up and you're halfway home.

It's hard to be depressed around a ukulele. You just pick it up and you're halfway home.

William H. Macy quotes: Shameless is a rough show, and it's not for everyone, but it's also beautiful.

Shameless is a rough show, and it's not for everyone, but it's also beautiful.

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

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

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

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 quotes: 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

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.