William H. Macy on Emmy Rossum'sShamelessexit: 'I think she's made the right choice'

William H. Macy wasnt surprised thatEmmy Rossum is leavingShameless and he thinks his TV daughter made the right choice.

Weve been expecting it, the 68-year-old actor told EW on Friday.

Its hard not to think of: What would my life be post-Shameless?

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And part of it is very frightening and part of it is very exciting.

Shes young and I think shes made the right choice.

Plus, she just got married.

I wish her well.

I cant wait to see what shes going to do next.

I started on the show when I was 23 and now Im not.

And its a wonderful, wonderful amount of time and I feel incredibly proud of everything we have created.

Im just filled with gratitude for everyones hard work.

Its a well conceived show from the outset.

My character is a little bit more problematical, because Im playing a character that by definition doesnt change.

But theyve done a magnificent job of figuring out where to go with this thing and its exciting.

Shamelessreturns Sept. 9 on Showtime.