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" When Fargo came out, I hired a publicist for the first time in my life. I thought, if ever I was going to make it, that was then. "

William H. Macy

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" I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's your job, that's what I'm paying you for. And I got it. "

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" 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. "

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" I'm not against watching myself, but I miss a lot of it. I've got two little kids who we don't let watch TV. "

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

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" Directors work 10 times harder than anyone else. Get paid a quarter. "

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

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" We must admit that it is quite common that people do have affairs with their leading ladies and men. "

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" We all want to be 20 again and have that first sense of love. "

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" When I was in New York, I was making a living. We had a summer house and a car that I could put in a garage. That's something for a stage actor. "

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

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" I have a tendency to say yes to a script or no to a script. Not yes based on a rewrite. "

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

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" I think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more powerful than the best experiences I had in movies. "

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

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" I do them all for the money, I really do. "

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" Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood. "

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

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" We thought sex was free. Sex is not free. There's a price to be paid emotionally, physically, even legally. Sex isn't a casual thing. It's a huge thing. "

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" I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams. "

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

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" A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife. "

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" That red carpet has to be felt to be believed. "

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" The Spirit Awards are great too, they'll say anything because they're not televised. Another great drinking night. "

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" Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good. "

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