Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene, and they don't know how it should be blocked, and they're not clear on how they want to do a scene.
William H. MacyTo a certain extent. I'm a fan of rehearsal on the day [of the shoot], more than getting together a week beforehand.
William H. MacyIf 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.
William H. MacyBefore I made it big I worked as a dishwasher, washing dishes in this place called Dishwasher House where people could just come in and do whatever they wanted to the dishes and we had to clean them with our hands till they bled. A lot of struggling actors worked there-Downey Jr., Joaquin Phoenix, Damon Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans-and we actually all kind of wish we still did.
William H. Macy