William H. Macy w/ Sam Morril & Mark Normand - We Might Be Drunk Podcast
5/4/20261 hr 27 min
The legendary William H. Macy joins Mark and Sam for a killer episode. They dive into classic films like Fargo, Boogie Nights, and Magnolia, behind-the-scenes stories from iconic sets, and what makes a great script actually work. Plus, acting advice, Hollywood horror stories, AI fears in filmmaking, and why most people are terrible storytellers. Also: whiskey talk, Vegas misery, Thanksgiving food debates, and why actors need to stop being assholes. Sponsored by: Stay connected anywhere with Sailyhttps://saily.com/WMBD — use code WMBD for 15% off Protect your family with Ethos Life Insurancehttps://ethos.com/drunk Get access to affordable care with Himshttps://hims.com/drunk Get 20% off Chubbieshttps://www.chubbiesshorts.com/DRUNKS — code DRUNKS Subscribe to We Might Be Drunk: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToWMBD Merch: https://wemightbedrunkpod.com/ Clips Channel: https://bit.ly/WMBDClips Sam Morril: https://punchup.live/sammorril/tickets Mark Normand: https://punchup.live/marknormand/tickets ⸻ Produced by Gotham Production Studios: https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com Producer: https://www.instagram.com/mrmatthewpeters #WeMightBeDrunk #MarkNormand #SamMorril #WilliamHMacy #ComedyPodcast #StandUpComedy #BodegaCatWhiskey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsMark Normand· Host0:00
[upbeat jazz music] All right. Hey, hey, folks. Here we are. We're back. We might be drunk. We got the, the great Bill Macy.
William H. Macy· Guest0:12
Hello.
Mark Normand· Host0:12
Hello, Bill.
William H. Macy· Guest0:13
Lovely to be here.
Sam Morril· Host0:14
This is awesome, man. Yeah. W- I just watched Train Dreams on his recommendation. You're amazing in it.
William H. Macy· Guest0:19
Oh, thank you.
Sam Morril· Host0:19
That was awesome.
William H. Macy· Guest0:20
It's a wonderful film. It- I loved it ... it's the little film that could. It went all the way to the Oscars.
Mark Normand· Host0:25
I know.
Sam Morril· Host0:25
Yeah.
Mark Normand· Host0:25
Crazy. And not much happens, but it... I was hooked.
William H. Macy· Guest0:30
Yeah. It's, it's a lifetime. I mean, it covers the guy's lifetime.
Mark Normand· Host0:35
That's true.
Sam Morril· Host0:35
Yeah.
William H. Macy· Guest0:35
It's lovely. It sort of celebrates a common fellow.
Mark Normand· Host0:40
Right.
William H. Macy· Guest0:41
I, I found it very, very moving.
Mark Normand· Host0:42
It's... See, I'm los- I'm all in my phone, and it was the opposite of being in your phone.
Sam Morril· Host0:47
Yeah.
Mark Normand· Host0:47
That's the whole movie.
Sam Morril· Host0:48
Exactly.
William H. Macy· Guest0:48
Wasn't it?
Mark Normand· Host0:48
Yeah.
William H. Macy· Guest0:49
That's sure the truth.
Sam Morril· Host0:50
Yeah, we're like, "That guy, that guy didn't live. He didn't look on, at TikTok or nothing."
Mark Normand· Host0:53
[laughs] I know.
Sam Morril· Host0:54
Yeah.
Mark Normand· Host0:54
[laughs] And then at the end, he takes that airplane ride and it all hits him.
Sam Morril· Host0:57
Yeah.
Mark Normand· Host0:58
And you're like, "Oh, I'm look- I got a baby. I'm staring at, uh, Snapchat."
Sam Morril· Host1:01
Yeah.
William H. Macy· Guest1:02
Yeah.
Mark Normand· Host1:02
"I gotta look at my kid."
William H. Macy· Guest1:03
I know. I don't do that that much. I don't... This thing, I have to carry it around, but I sure, it's not my friend.
Mark Normand· Host1:10
No, it's evil.
William H. Macy· Guest1:11
It is.
Mark Normand· Host1:11
It's taking all our attention, and, uh, making us ADD, and probably dumber.
Sam Morril· Host1:16
We were just talking before you got here, I mean, we grew up on your movies, so it's crazy to meet you. I mean- It's- ... going back to... I mean, I, I remember seeing Fargo probably too young, and being like- [laughs] Even then, being like, "Oh, this is amazing."
William H. Macy· Guest1:28
Yeah.
Mark Normand· Host1:28
Right.
Sam Morril· Host1:29
Did you know when you