Frances McDormand Quotes
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Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond.
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I am a very proud Hindu. The foundation of my personality is laid on the teachings of Swami Vivekananda or Sanatan Dharm or the Geeta. And if my religious practices or anybody's religious practices is given any kind of sadistic name, it instills fear about other person's religious practices.
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Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.
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In order for a man to feel whole, he needs someone to look up to and someone to look up to him.
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I'm consistently telling stories about the value of the human condition and connectedness and things like that.
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An actor is working steady if he's active four to six months a year.
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All you wanna do in life is do what you do well. That's when you're happiest.
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England is a nation of shopkeepers.
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I thought I had the rights to The Lord of the Rings. I don't know how Jackson ended up with the rights.
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I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.
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For skincare, I'm a Clean and Clear girl. Especially with the humidity in Georgia, Clean and Clear has been pretty good to me with all of the makeup we have to wear. My skin really responds to that product. I'm also a big fan of Kiehl's under-eye avocado cream.
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Tact and diplomacy are fine in international relations, in politics, perhaps even in business; in science only one thing matters, and that is the facts.
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No one person is an island.
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Take life slowly and deliberately, making sure to acknowledge the people who have helped you succeed along the way.
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Growing up, I always wanted to sing.
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People who want to be a star get their teeth capped. People who want to be an actor get to work.
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Holidays have been commercialized. It has become about material things. But the holidays are about sharing stories and being in each other's presence.
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I had a really good feeling about that match. You know, they are good friends, and Chris had to feel really relaxed because of being out there with Tiger.
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Americans are cool; if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey kid, you're all right.' Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.
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It looked pretty wild, but I was actually in control of myself. I've never really injured anyone throughout my career.
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Because in the end, and no matter how hard it is, acceptance helps people move on with the rest of their lives.
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'The X Factor' seems to be more about building up personalities and people in tears. And it's not a new idea. The pre-Beatles pop world was full of manufactured pop stars. The thing is that you can't imagine any of the artists you look back at and admire ever going on 'The X Factor.'
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There's something stubborn about families, unhappy ones in particular: they outlive themselves, and then they live on.
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There's something healing about tears.
