William H Macy: It’s hard to be a man these days
The actor said men are grappling with the impact of the Time’s Up movement.
William H Macy has said many men in Hollywood feel “under attack” following the Me Too movement that has rallied against sexual harassment and abuse.
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, Macy was asked how men should conduct themselves as he discussed his Screen Actors Guild award victory on Sunday.
“It’s hard to be man these days. I think a lot of us feel like we are under attack and that we need to apologise and perhaps we do,” Macy, 67, said.
After winning performance by a male actor in a comedy for his role in the US version of Shameless, he said he was “thrilled” that women are on the “ascendant”.
He also praised the industry for fixing workplace safety “in an instant”, and added: “When it comes to equality and pay, it’s inevitable and it’s going to happen and it’s going to happen quickly.”
He said that he has taken stock of himself having “male privilege” and has taken time to recognise aspects of his life that he takes for granted.
“It’s nice when people who are at the top take a second to look and consider what it’s like for the minority,” Brown, 41, said.
“There’s a responsibility that we have to make sure our work environment is comfortable for all. Because it’s not always about maliciousness and nastiness, sometimes it’s just about downright thoughtlessness and we can all stand to be a bit more thoughtful.”
