William H. Macy

I don't have to convince them, the audience, that I'm a king. I'm the king. The most important question is what are you going to do?

I don't have to convince them, the audience, that I'm a king. I'm the king. The most important question is what are you going to do?

Did you, okay, so if you feel like I'm the king, would you say that his method is your method or was that just? Absolutely. Okay, so you sort of assume there's going to be a buy-in from the audience.

Did you, okay, so if you feel like I'm the king, would you say that his method is your method or was that just? Absolutely. Okay, so you sort of assume there's going to be a buy-in from the audience.

Yeah, they got in their cars and came there. Sometimes they spent a whole lot of money on the ticket. They want it to be good and they want to believe and they want to have an experience. They want to suspend all their disbelief and go on a wild ride.

Yeah, they got in their cars and came there. Sometimes they spent a whole lot of money on the ticket. They want it to be good and they want to believe and they want to have an experience. They want to suspend all their disbelief and go on a wild ride.

And so they kind of do some of the heavy lifting with you.

And so they kind of do some of the heavy lifting with you.

A whole lot.

A whole lot.

Yeah.

Yeah.

A whole lot. You're a comedian. The best jokes are the ones that have the fewest words possible. I know. I still can't get over it. I know. You just give your listener, your audience, every single thing they need and not a syllable more. That's the best joke. And... So you spend your time, how does the king feel? How would the king dress? It's wasted energy.

A whole lot. You're a comedian. The best jokes are the ones that have the fewest words possible. I know. I still can't get over it. I know. You just give your listener, your audience, every single thing they need and not a syllable more. That's the best joke. And... So you spend your time, how does the king feel? How would the king dress? It's wasted energy.

Do you find when you, if you're working with somebody else in there, you can tell they're doing that? Do you just stay out? Just like, you know what, Bill, that's their process. Don't get, let's just do the scene. I do now.

Do you find when you, if you're working with somebody else in there, you can tell they're doing that? Do you just stay out? Just like, you know what, Bill, that's their process. Don't get, let's just do the scene. I do now.

i was a jerk when i was a young actor i was a jerk and um you know we're going to talk about blocks to creativity and one of the blocks i had was i i worried about everyone's job and it made me mad when i didn't think they were doing a good job and um with maturity i

i was a jerk when i was a young actor i was a jerk and um you know we're going to talk about blocks to creativity and one of the blocks i had was i i worried about everyone's job and it made me mad when i didn't think they were doing a good job and um with maturity i

if I may. Please, because I still suffer from this. It's a hard thing not to meddle.

if I may. Please, because I still suffer from this. It's a hard thing not to meddle.