Frances McDormand Quotes
-
I'm not an actor because I want my picture taken. I'm an actor because I want to be part of the human exchange.
-
The crew on 'Three Bilboards,' by the way, is one of the best I've ever worked with. And that's not hyperbole.
-
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.
-
Something happened culturally: No one is supposed to age past 45 - sartorially, cosmetically, attitudinally.
-
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 would disagree that America is any more racist or ridiculous than anywhere else.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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 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?'
-
We don't need a lot of initiatives for women in film; what we need is money.
-
At least three times a week, I'm approached by someone who says something about 'Fargo.'
-
I haven't wanted to play a mother for a long time because I am one.
-
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.
-
You just have to play the character.
-
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.
-
We’re avant-garde. It doesn’t mean we have to be unhygienic.