William H. Macy

I don't think anyone changes. The Catholics say you're cooked at seven. I don't think we change much. And I do know this, and other people say this, when you change, it's only when there is absolutely no alternative. When you have no choice, you can change a little bit. I think the big task of living these lives we live is accepting ourselves. I have so many regrets and you do it too.

I don't think anyone changes. The Catholics say you're cooked at seven. I don't think we change much. And I do know this, and other people say this, when you change, it's only when there is absolutely no alternative. When you have no choice, you can change a little bit. I think the big task of living these lives we live is accepting ourselves. I have so many regrets and you do it too.

You wake up in the middle of the night and you think what you did to that girl, that you lied to her and you go, oh God, oh God, it's not fixable. And I think the task is to accept I can be that way. That's, I can be that way. There's no way to make yourself so you're not that way. You can only arm yourself a little bit by knowing, well, that's my propensity. And that's the only thing.

You wake up in the middle of the night and you think what you did to that girl, that you lied to her and you go, oh God, oh God, it's not fixable. And I think the task is to accept I can be that way. That's, I can be that way. There's no way to make yourself so you're not that way. You can only arm yourself a little bit by knowing, well, that's my propensity. And that's the only thing.

Let's just do it less if possible. So regrets, guilt, I don't think they're useful emotions. I try to stay away from them. How's Felicity feel about that? She struggles with it. And we talk about it a lot, you know.

Let's just do it less if possible. So regrets, guilt, I don't think they're useful emotions. I try to stay away from them. How's Felicity feel about that? She struggles with it. And we talk about it a lot, you know.

Because it could come across as no accountability.

Because it could come across as no accountability.

It could be. I think there's a difference between apologizing and regrets. I mean, regrets are, I don't know, maybe this is just the way we hold these words, but an apology is for the other person. Regrets is something you carry with you all the time. And guilt. I think it's been, I think maybe I think this because one thing I know about acting is that when the scene's over, you better leave it.

It could be. I think there's a difference between apologizing and regrets. I mean, regrets are, I don't know, maybe this is just the way we hold these words, but an apology is for the other person. Regrets is something you carry with you all the time. And guilt. I think it's been, I think maybe I think this because one thing I know about acting is that when the scene's over, you better leave it.

It's a disease. You get in the car and you go, fuck, now I know how to play that scene. Well, that must have been nice watching Fargo and being like, that was fucking pretty good.

It's a disease. You get in the car and you go, fuck, now I know how to play that scene. Well, that must have been nice watching Fargo and being like, that was fucking pretty good.

Yeah. All that dumb regret or second guessing. Maybe you didn't on that one.

Yeah. All that dumb regret or second guessing. Maybe you didn't on that one.

But the point is, don't worry about stuff you can't do anything about because I can worry myself into a coma. Yeah.

But the point is, don't worry about stuff you can't do anything about because I can worry myself into a coma. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit and let's do Seabiscuit and Pleasantville. Same writer, correct? Gary Ross.

Yeah. Yeah. Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit and let's do Seabiscuit and Pleasantville. Same writer, correct? Gary Ross.

Fabulous director. Man, in Pleasantville, when that sign came out, no coloreds allowed. I thought that was the most sublime bit of writing I'd ever seen.

Fabulous director. Man, in Pleasantville, when that sign came out, no coloreds allowed. I thought that was the most sublime bit of writing I'd ever seen.