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
I have a tendency to say yes to a script or no to a script. Not yes based on a rewrite. – William H. Macy
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
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
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
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
Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn’t do anything. – William H. Macy
Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror. – William H. Macy
A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife. – William H. Macy
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
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
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
Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He’s a genuinely cool guy. He’s using his powers for good. – William H. Macy
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
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
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
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
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
The Spirit Awards are great too, they’ll say anything because they’re not televised. Another great drinking night. – William H. Macy
