"I dont understand it completely … but she adores me. She thinks Im funny. … My attitude towards communication has always been: its a slippery slope, because you start communicating, the next thing you know youre going to be talking to each other, the next thing you know youre going to be feeling things, and then youll be living your life and I want no part of that. … So I tried to avoid that stuff, but she forces it upon me."
William Hall Macy Jr. is an American actor and filmmaker. He is a two-time Emmy Award and four-time Screen Actors Guild Award winner, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Drama Critics' Circle Award, and five Golden Globe Awards.
William Hall Macy Jr. is an American actor and filmmaker. He is a two-time Emmy Award and four-time Screen Actors Guild Award winner, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Drama Critics' Circle Award, and five Golden Globe Awards.
View all quotes by William H. Macy"People have said, in one form or another, your diction is too good. At first you think, are you insane? And then I realised, I spent so much time in the theatre, and Mamet was such a stickler about that and I am, too – that I had been spoilt. Its a cute acting trick, this whispering, mumbling thing. I realised a long time ago, when people are mumbling or whispering theyre either talking about sex, or money, or lying. So if youre not doing that, youd better speak up."
"I think its possible to be too quick-witted, too smart to be an actor. You have to turn off a lot of your brain, in a way. When you see a fellow actor just missing it, its hard to keep your mouth shut, but you have to. Or see a director so stupid he couldnt direct vomit into a paper bag. And hes in charge, and its really hard to keep your mouth shut."
"I could become a hermit if Im not careful; I like that. When people on Facebook say stay in touch – I dont want to stay in touch. I dont want anyone to know where I am."
"It sure is boring to be around people who are in character all the time. I always find its closer to mental illness than acting excellence."
"To see your own visage up there, its terrifying. I have to see a film twice, the first time just to get over the shock: the fact that my face seems to be dripping off my skull into my chest."
"There is something in his blue indignant eyes, at once credulous and vaguely accusing, that both expresses Macys outlook – deadpan, sardonic, winningly self-critical – and explains his appeal as an actor."