“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.”

As quoted in "Q+A: William H. Macy Finds God" by Simon Abrams, in Esquire online (27 January 2012) http://www.esquire.com/the-side/qa/sundance-2012/william-h-macy-sundance-interview-6647129

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