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William H. Macy
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American actor
OverviewAI-generated
William H. Macy is an American person who began his work period in 1971. Born on March 13, 1950, he has authored works including *Krystal* and *The layover*. His professional output includes five works according to Crossref records, while Open Library lists two. He is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.
Macy has expressed views on literature, noting that Stephen King writes things that are charming, quirky, and more ironic than horror. He maintains a social media presence with 224,564 followers. On Last.fm, his name is associated with 39 listeners and 113 plays.
Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Wikiquote, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1950
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Krystal
- The layover
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 39
- Total plays
- 113
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/William+H.+Macy">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 62,851x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 44,794x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,502x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,937x
- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,675x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror.”
- “It sure is boring to be around people who are in character all the time. I always find it's closer to mental illness than acting excellence.”
- “To see your own visage up there, it's terrifying. I have to see a film twice, the first time just to get over the shock: the fact that my face seems to be dripping off my skull into my chest.”
- “People have said, in one form or another, your diction is too good. At first you think, are you insane? And then I realised, I spent so much time in the theatre, and Mamet was such a stickler about that and I am, too – that I had been spoilt. It's a cute acting trick, this whispering, mumbling thing. I realised a long time ago, when people are mumbling or whispering they're either talking about sex, or money, or lying. So if you're not doing that, you'd better speak up.”
- “I don't understand it completely … but she adores me. She thinks I'm funny. … My attitude towards communication has always been: it's a slippery slope, because you start communicating, the next thing you know you're going to be talking to each other, the next thing you know you're going to be feeling things, and then you'll be living your life and I want no part of that. … So I tried to avoid that stuff, but she forces it upon me.”
- “I could become a hermit if I'm not careful; I like that. When people on Facebook say stay in touch – I don't want to stay in touch. I don't want anyone to know where I am.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
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Encyclopedic overview
William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is a two-time Emmy Award and four-time Screen Actors Guild Award winner, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Drama Critics' Circle Award, and five Golden Globe Awards.
Macy rose to prominence for his collaborations with playwright David Mamet, before building a film career on appearances in small, independent films, earning two Independent Spirit Award nominations. His breakthrough film role was Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo (1996), which brought him critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “William H. Macy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.