142 Quotes by William H. Macy

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

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.

Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. It’s not right. Someone’s gotta say it. They said it. I applaud them.

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

I do love comedy, but I’m not brave enough to tackle a script whose goal is to make you laugh. That’s tough. The ones that can do it, I tip my hat off to them, but I don’t have that kind of humor or mind.

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.

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.

I don’t watch rushes. My whole thing is to try to stay in the moment with the other actor, and to let it all hang. I’m not sure I’m right on that, though.

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