William H. Macy

And one of them requires belief and the other one doesn't. And one of them you need the script to win or lose, and the other one you don't. You don't need a set, you don't need a camera, you don't need anything. So...

And one of them requires belief and the other one doesn't. And one of them you need the script to win or lose, and the other one you don't. You don't need a set, you don't need a camera, you don't need anything. So...

you know hamlet's saying to his guys swear to me you won't say that you saw this ghost and he keeps saying swear swear swear and um the notion is um to translate that into something that you can do You and me, if you're one of the soldiers, you and me can do it right here to say it's as if. You're not saving the kingdom. That's all imaginary. It's as if.

you know hamlet's saying to his guys swear to me you won't say that you saw this ghost and he keeps saying swear swear swear and um the notion is um to translate that into something that you can do You and me, if you're one of the soldiers, you and me can do it right here to say it's as if. You're not saving the kingdom. That's all imaginary. It's as if.

And you come up with something concomitant so that you...

And you come up with something concomitant so that you...

understand the nature of swearing it's like don't tell my girlfriend it's not that it's very important you come up with something and that's what you're you're getting a pledge let's say and the difference i'm not explaining this well but the difference is um if you have an action that you can accomplish without preparation and without props then you'll know when you've done it

understand the nature of swearing it's like don't tell my girlfriend it's not that it's very important you come up with something and that's what you're you're getting a pledge let's say and the difference i'm not explaining this well but the difference is um if you have an action that you can accomplish without preparation and without props then you'll know when you've done it

And conversely, you'll know when you haven't done it. And the only way to know the difference of the two is for me to watch you like a hawk and measure you. And everything I do depends on what you do, which is the essence of acting. I want this, you want that. And I'm measuring you to figure out how to outsmart you, how to say this line. Well, what do you want?

And conversely, you'll know when you haven't done it. And the only way to know the difference of the two is for me to watch you like a hawk and measure you. And everything I do depends on what you do, which is the essence of acting. I want this, you want that. And I'm measuring you to figure out how to outsmart you, how to say this line. Well, what do you want?

That's why the whole thing about looking like a doctor or acting like a king, what's a doctor? It's undefinable. Some of them are lotharios and some of them are jerks and some of them are ugly and some of them are beautiful and some of them, you know, anything. You go to med school, that's what makes a doctor.

That's why the whole thing about looking like a doctor or acting like a king, what's a doctor? It's undefinable. Some of them are lotharios and some of them are jerks and some of them are ugly and some of them are beautiful and some of them, you know, anything. You go to med school, that's what makes a doctor.

Are you interested in sociology as a function of the job or anyway?

Are you interested in sociology as a function of the job or anyway?

I think so. Those truths that we all hold. I once heard someone say to Mamet, Well, you're lying for a living, really. That's what an actor does. I mean, it's not really your name. They're not your lines. They're not clothes, are they? So you're telling lies. And Dave very quietly said, no, no, no, no, no. No, we tell the truth for a living. That's what we do. We tell the truth.

I think so. Those truths that we all hold. I once heard someone say to Mamet, Well, you're lying for a living, really. That's what an actor does. I mean, it's not really your name. They're not your lines. They're not clothes, are they? So you're telling lies. And Dave very quietly said, no, no, no, no, no. No, we tell the truth for a living. That's what we do. We tell the truth.

He said, but they're not your lines. He said, yeah, yeah, that's just the play. Those are just the words. But what we do is tell the truth. That's why I love you can mean everything from fuck you to marry me. The same freaking line. It's what you want, which informs it of how you say it.

He said, but they're not your lines. He said, yeah, yeah, that's just the play. Those are just the words. But what we do is tell the truth. That's why I love you can mean everything from fuck you to marry me. The same freaking line. It's what you want, which informs it of how you say it.

70 you're 70 you're gonna be 75 that thing about what you're like people what people have issues with you wish you were nicer do are do you look back in your life and wish that there was a your character had been different or are you pretty resigned or accepting of who you were and who you are

70 you're 70 you're gonna be 75 that thing about what you're like people what people have issues with you wish you were nicer do are do you look back in your life and wish that there was a your character had been different or are you pretty resigned or accepting of who you were and who you are