142 Quotes by 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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