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There is simply too much of my life that is involved in my work that I couldn't replicate in any other way.
Frances McDormand -
We don't need a lot of initiatives for women in film; what we need is money.
Frances McDormand
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I want to be revered. I want to be an elder; I want to be an elderess.
Frances McDormand -
I think that cosmetic enhancements in my profession are just an occupational hazard. But I think, more culturally, I'm interested in starting the conversation about aging gracefully and how, instead of making it a cultural problem, we make it individuals' problems.
Frances McDormand -
It's much easier to play supporting roles because that's what I do in my life: I support my son.
Frances McDormand -
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?'
Frances McDormand -
At least three times a week, I'm approached by someone who says something about 'Fargo.'
Frances McDormand -
Movie stars have careers - actors work, and then they don't work, and then they work again.
Frances McDormand
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I haven't wanted to play a mother for a long time because I am one.
Frances McDormand -
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.
Frances McDormand -
I would disagree that America is any more racist or ridiculous than anywhere else.
Frances McDormand -
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.
Frances McDormand -
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.
Frances McDormand -
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.
Frances McDormand
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Something happened culturally: No one is supposed to age past 45 - sartorially, cosmetically, attitudinally.
Frances McDormand -
Long-format television is a better way to tell a female story.
Frances McDormand -
If you take it as a compliment that you don't look your age, then you're really shooting yourself in the foot.
Frances McDormand -
You just have to play the character.
Frances McDormand -
We’re avant-garde. It doesn’t mean we have to be unhygienic.
Frances McDormand