Frances McDormand Quotes
-
I want to be revered. I want to be an elder; I want to be an elderess.
-
Even though I'm an actor, I've gone to productions where there has been someone whose work is known in film, and you can't take your eyes off them. It unbalances the production. Whether they're good or not, it doesn't matter.
-
The crew on 'Three Bilboards,' by the way, is one of the best I've ever worked with. And that's not hyperbole.
-
If, when I leave this earth, I'm remembered for 'Fargo,' so be it. But I think old Marge Gunderson is gonna get a run for her money with Olive Kittredge.
-
I haven't done much press for many reasons, but mostly because it's not an interesting dialogue about work that's been done. It's turned into something else. It's become this ridiculous other thing.
-
I'm not really that interested in going back to playing small supporting roles.
-
I can't do the frappuccino. It's too sweet. I need it straight.
-
Unless it's a flat-out farce, an actor can't play comedy on film.
-
One of the reasons I am successful as a producer is that I've been a very successful housewife.
-
I went to my school careers counselors and said I wanted to be an actor, and they didn't know what to do. They showed me catalogues with pretty campuses and said, 'Oh, look, there's a theater building. Why don't you go there?'
-
I don't think you can ever completely transform yourself on film, but if you do your job well, you can make people believe that you're the character you're trying to be.
-
We don't need a lot of initiatives for women in film; what we need is money.
-
I would disagree that America is any more racist or ridiculous than anywhere else.
-
At least three times a week, I'm approached by someone who says something about 'Fargo.'
-
When you lose a spouse, you're a widow or widower; when you lose your parents, you're an orphan. When you lose a child, there's no word in the English language for that position, that place that you're left.
-
I haven't wanted to play a mother for a long time because I am one.
-
I tried taking a year off when Pedro was a toddler because I really wanted to be around, but it wasn't good for any of us.
-
You just have to play the character.
-
We’re avant-garde. It doesn’t mean we have to be unhygienic.