William H. Macy
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um for our listeners pleasantville is about um these two kids toby mcguire and reese witherspoon get sucked into the tv in this 1950s show called pleasantville where it's black and white and uh there's a glitch in the universe and they know who they are in this imaginary world and as they eat from the tree of knowledge, or actually they bring the knowledge with them, they start to turn colors.
um for our listeners pleasantville is about um these two kids toby mcguire and reese witherspoon get sucked into the tv in this 1950s show called pleasantville where it's black and white and uh there's a glitch in the universe and they know who they are in this imaginary world and as they eat from the tree of knowledge, or actually they bring the knowledge with them, they start to turn colors.
There's a great scene where Joan Allen is married to me and someone mentions an orgasm and she is flummoxed by it. And Reese Witherspoon says, mom, don't you know about the bathtub? And it cuts to Joan in the bathtub and she goes, oh my, oh my. And Gary cut to a tree outside which burst into flames. Yeah.
There's a great scene where Joan Allen is married to me and someone mentions an orgasm and she is flummoxed by it. And Reese Witherspoon says, mom, don't you know about the bathtub? And it cuts to Joan in the bathtub and she goes, oh my, oh my. And Gary cut to a tree outside which burst into flames. Yeah.
And the kids, when they discover sex and longing and all of this stuff, they turn colors. They become color. And the whole town's up in arms. Half the town wants it black and white, and the other half says, no, let's turn color. And so a sign appears in the drugstore, no colors allowed.
And the kids, when they discover sex and longing and all of this stuff, they turn colors. They become color. And the whole town's up in arms. Half the town wants it black and white, and the other half says, no, let's turn color. And so a sign appears in the drugstore, no colors allowed.
That was a bit, you got to be Lutheran in that movie. Yeah. Lutheran and Pollyanna. Yeah. Yes, yes. Both of them, right? I mean, Seabiscuit's
That was a bit, you got to be Lutheran in that movie. Yeah. Lutheran and Pollyanna. Yeah. Yes, yes. Both of them, right? I mean, Seabiscuit's
No, he's a snake, the guy in Tick Tock McLaughlin. Gary Cain said, I got the best role for you. And it was. When I speak, and it's something that's bugged me my whole career, I have a tendency to speak slowly and with measured tones. And I put improbable, I'm doing it now, pauses that I don't understand. And that character was just rat-tat-tat. Yeah.
No, he's a snake, the guy in Tick Tock McLaughlin. Gary Cain said, I got the best role for you. And it was. When I speak, and it's something that's bugged me my whole career, I have a tendency to speak slowly and with measured tones. And I put improbable, I'm doing it now, pauses that I don't understand. And that character was just rat-tat-tat. Yeah.
Was that fun to do? It was great fun to do. It was hard for me. And you had sound effects? Yeah. I worked at it a lot because it was a hat trick to talk that fast and do all of that stuff. I had to really get it down.
Was that fun to do? It was great fun to do. It was hard for me. And you had sound effects? Yeah. I worked at it a lot because it was a hat trick to talk that fast and do all of that stuff. I had to really get it down.
And let's... Wild... I mean, well, shameless. That's where you figure it. You put it together.
And let's... Wild... I mean, well, shameless. That's where you figure it. You put it together.
We are dinosaurs, my friend. And a big fat comet is headed for our sweet slice of earth. Yeah. it was such a mitzvah for me because I, I loved those people. I was really proud to be in it because of the stories we told. Um, um, I, I loved, uh, the shameless attitude towards sex, which is, it's just something we all do calm down. It was so great. And, um,
We are dinosaurs, my friend. And a big fat comet is headed for our sweet slice of earth. Yeah. it was such a mitzvah for me because I, I loved those people. I was really proud to be in it because of the stories we told. Um, um, I, I loved, uh, the shameless attitude towards sex, which is, it's just something we all do calm down. It was so great. And, um,
You know, Shameless sort of got in under the wire before we became so politically correct. And I don't like it. I was really proud to be in Ricky Stanicki because we're going back to those raunch comms, as they call it. I think we've got to do that, especially in this day and age. We should be able to laugh about everything.
You know, Shameless sort of got in under the wire before we became so politically correct. And I don't like it. I was really proud to be in Ricky Stanicki because we're going back to those raunch comms, as they call it. I think we've got to do that, especially in this day and age. We should be able to laugh about everything.