William H. Macy w/ Sam Morril & Mark Normand – We Might Be Drunk Podcast

• 0:00 Introduction to Train Dreams.
• 1:21 Reflecting on Fargo.
• 3:00 Psychology of film characters.
• 5:28 Boogie Nights and Magnolia.
• 7:16 The craft of writing and acting.
• 9:38 Collaborating with David Mamet.
• 11:28 Working with iconic directors.
• 13:37 The state of modern cinema.
• 16:24 Memorable roles and casino films.
• 18:56 Acting as a couple and TV trends.
• 21:16 The Shameless experience.
• 23:52 Stories about David Mamet.
• 27:14 New projects: The Land.
• 29:22 Woody Creek Distillers.
• 33:42 Motorcycle adventures.
• 36:16 Sponsor segments.
• 40:50 Personal pet peeves.
• 44:39 Film and media recommendations.
• 48:47 Storytelling etiquette.
• 52:34 Actors and industry behavior.
• 55:09 Iconic co-stars and collaborations.
• 57:45 Directorial aspirations and memories.
• 1:00:44 Audition advice for aspiring actors.
• 1:03:46 Nepotism and the future of acting.
• 1:06:51 AI, mocap, and long-term careers.
• 1:10:08 Reflecting on iconic scenes.
• 1:15:43 Whiskey, ryes, and show sign-off.
• 1:22:24 Final banter.

Train Dreams — the rec that opens the show. Amazon 0:00

Fargo — Macy reflects on it. Amazon 1:21

Boogie Nights — Amazon 5:28

Magnolia — Amazon 5:28

Woody Creek Distillers — Macy’s whiskey talk. Official site 29:22

Blood Simple — Coen brothers debut. Amazon 2:07

The Office — Old TV go-to. Amazon 3:07

Mission: Impossible III — Philip Seymour Hoffman as the villain. Amazon 6:05

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead — Hoffman role. Amazon 6:10

Capote — Hoffman role. Amazon 6:10

Along Came Polly — Hoffman being hilarious. Amazon 6:10

State and Main — Mamet script Macy loved. Amazon 9:11

House of Games — Mamet con movie. Amazon 10:11

Homicide — Mamet with Joe Mantegna. Amazon 10:11

The Simpsons — Fat Tony; Macy’s cameo and jacket. Amazon 10:11

Radio Days — Macy’s bit part with Woody Allen. Amazon 11:12

The Cooler — Shot in a Reno casino with Maria Bello. Amazon 16:14

Sports Night — Aaron Sorkin series with Felicity Huffman. Amazon 19:16

Seinfeld — Laugh tracks that work; still a go-to. Amazon 20:17

Frasier — Laugh-track sitcom. Amazon 20:17

The Honeymooners — What laugh tracks feel like now. Amazon 20:17

American Buffalo — Where Mamet put the cheese fight. Amazon 23:19

Wag the Dog — Watched for the first time. Amazon 26:20

The Verdict — Mamet-written Paul Newman film. Amazon 26:23

Glengarry Glen Ross — “Steak knives.” Amazon 26:23

Marty Supreme — Macy is in it briefly. Amazon 26:23

Friday Night Lights — Football show comparison. Amazon 27:24

Any Given Sunday — The NFL wouldn’t bless it, so: the Sharks. Amazon 27:24

Woody Creek potato vodka — Eight pounds of potatoes in every bottle. Amazon 31:27

Woody Creek rye whiskey — Macy’s 10-year bottled-in-bond rye. Amazon 31:27

Fortaleza Tequila — The crew Macy rode the Alps with. Amazon 33:29

Wild Hogs — They trained to ride for it. Amazon 34:29

Triumph Bonneville T100 — Macy’s LA bike. Amazon 35:29

Memphis Belle — Macy’s B-17 pilot dad picked it apart. Amazon 45:33

Lenny — The Dustin Hoffman stand-up biopic. Amazon 45:33

Funny People — Sandler playing a comic. Amazon 46:34

Hamnet — The Oscar film ending at the Globe. Amazon 46:34

Severance — Apple TV series. Amazon 46:34

Veep — Julia Louis-Dreyfus comedy. Amazon 47:37

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost — Ben Stiller’s doc on his parents. Amazon 48:00

AirPods — The ones that keep getting lost. Amazon 50:38

Wired headphones — $7 wired earbuds. Amazon 50:40

The Client — Tommy Lee Jones and Susan Sarandon. Amazon 52:41

Air Force One — Macy with Harrison Ford. Amazon 54:43

The Conversation — Young Harrison Ford in Coppola’s film. Amazon 55:43

Apocalypse Now — Ford’s bit part; Fishburne lied about his age. Amazon 55:43

The Matrix — Fishburne and the Wachowskis. Amazon 55:43

Bound — Wachowskis’ ’90s noir. Amazon 56:43

Bull Durham — Sarandon resume. Amazon 56:43

The Rocky Horror Picture Show — Sarandon resume. Amazon 56:43

Thelma & Louise — Darker than you remember; young Brad Pitt. Amazon 56:43

Megalopolis — Coppola’s latest. Amazon 57:44

Mr. Holland’s Opus — Macy’s buzz-cut vice principal. Amazon 58:44

Thank You for Smoking — Jason Reitman dark comedy. Amazon 59:44

Up in the Air — Reitman; airline status. Amazon 1:05:47

Mr. Scorsese — The Scorsese doc tracing his career. Amazon 1:06:48

Boxcar Bertha — Where Scorsese started. Amazon 1:06:48

The Aviator — Where Scorsese ended up. Amazon 1:06:48

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes — Macy acted opposite mocap apes. Amazon 1:07:48

The Secret Agent — Oscar nominee Macy calls overrated. Amazon 1:12:51

Is This Thing On? — Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett comedy. Amazon 1:12:51

Story by Robert McKee — The three-act structure book. Amazon 1:13:52

Adaptation — Brian Cox plays McKee. Amazon 1:13:52

Mean Streets — De Niro walks into the bar. Amazon 1:13:52

Desperate Housewives — Felicity Huffman’s rebirth. Amazon 1:16:53

Modern Family — Old TV go-to. Amazon 1:17:54

Bodega Cat Rye — The hosts’ rye, made in Indiana. Amazon 1:17:54

Lagavulin Offerman Edition — Nick Offerman’s whiskey in the studio. Amazon 1:19:55

Casamigos — Clooney’s tequila. Amazon 1:19:55

Amaro Nonino — Paper Plane ingredient. Amazon 1:23:59

Aperol — Paper Plane ingredient. Amazon 1:23:59

None this episode.

• 12:42 Watermarked, hand-delivered scripts (William H. Macy) — “What are they guarding against?”
• 14:14 Funny violence (William H. Macy) — Kill 20 people, crack a quip, everybody roars: “that’s pornography,” not drama.
• 15:30 Comedy trailers that open with a kick to the balls — If that’s your go-to, the comedy’s going to stink.
• 18:16 Vegas (William H. Macy) — “There’s not a blade of grass in the whole city.”
• 20:17 Laugh tracks on new shows — Sweetened audiences feel like The Honeymooners.
• 40:40 Classic stuffing, spruced up (William H. Macy) — Giant walnuts and fancy spins on Thanksgiving: “just get the box.”
• 41:30 Weird stuff in mac and cheese — Just give me the mac and cheese.
• 42:03 The voicemail robot lady (William H. Macy) — “You may hang up when finished”: “why are you reading me my rights?”
• 42:30 Gas-pump warning signs — Signs at an LA gas station saying the gas will kill you.
• 43:00 Pointless warning billboards — An LAX billboard about elder abuse: who is a billboard going to stop?
• 49:38 Full names in every story — “I was talking to a Peter Glassman.” Just use first names.
• 50:10 “You know Bob Johnson?” — Name-dropping strangers before getting to the story.
• 50:30 The endless vacation-photo hunt — “You’ve got to see this,” then five minutes of scrolling.
• 50:50 AirPods — Lost three pairs drunk, and callers always say “I can’t hear you.”
• 51:39 Stories with no ending (William H. Macy) — “Drive for the curtain.” Cut, edit, keep it tight, and don’t step on the punchline.
• 53:20 Actors who make sets miserable (William H. Macy) — Frightened actors who pick a fight with catering, costumes or the DP.
• 1:12:51 The Secret Agent (William H. Macy) — Kept waiting for the Oscar nominee to begin.

• 0:06 Train Dreams — Watched on William H. Macy’s recommendation; “a wonderful film.” Netflix
• 9:11 State and Main (William H. Macy) — Mamet comedy: “knee-slappingly funny.” Amazon
• 10:11 House of Games — David Mamet’s con movie with Joe Mantegna: “so many twists.” Amazon
• 16:14 The Cooler — “If you guys haven’t seen The Cooler,” awesome soundtrack too. Amazon
• 26:20 Wag the Dog — “Really funny” and prescient. Amazon
• 32:28 Woody Creek purple gin (William H. Macy) — Gin colored with butterfly pea flower; on the rocks with a squeeze of lemon. Woody Creek Distillers
• 46:34 Hamnet (William H. Macy) — The Globe ending works because of the look on her face. Amazon
• 46:34 Severance — “Once you’re in, you’re in.” Apple TV
• 47:37 Veep — “A joke a second.” Amazon
• 48:00 Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost — Ben Stiller’s doc on his parents; “heavy, heavy stuff.” Apple TV
• 50:40 Wired headphones — Old-school $7 earbuds on Amazon beat AirPods on calls. Amazon
• 56:43 Bound — Wachowskis’ ’90s noir with Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon. Amazon
• 59:44 Thank You for Smoking — Jason Reitman’s dark comedy. Amazon
• 1:05:47 Up in the Air — Hits home for traveling comedians and airline status. Amazon
• 1:12:51 Is This Thing On? (William H. Macy) — Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett comedy shot at the Comedy Cellar: “I peed my pants.” Amazon
• 1:13:52 Mean Streets — The De Niro bar entrance tells you who everyone is in one shot. Amazon
• 1:23:59 The Paper Plane — Equal parts rye, lemon, Amaro Nonino and Aperol: “order one now.” Amazon

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