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All Quotes by author - Frances McDormand

" A 90-minute time frame is not long enough to tell a good female story, and that's why long-format television has become so great for female storytelling and for female performers and directors and writers. "

" Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift. "

" All the skills of housewifery are the ones I'm using as a producer. "

" A movie set actually can be a good place to have a family atmosphere. "

" At least three times a week, I'm approached by someone who says something about 'Fargo.' "

" Because of my own insecurities about the way I look, I do sometimes sabotage the looks of my characters by making them as homely as possible. I've never done a glamour part. I'd like to some day, though I don't know if I could pull it off. "

" Certainly, a lot of the films I've worked on have ended up good movies, but they haven't always been the best experiences. "

" Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female. "

" 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. "

" Everybody dresses like a teenager. Everybody dyes their hair. Everybody is concerned about a smooth face. "

" Female characters in literature are full. They're messy: they've got runny noses and burp and belch. Unfortunately, in film, female characters don't often have that kind of richness. "

" Getting older and adjusting to all the things that biologically happen to you is not easy to do and is a constant struggle and adjustment. "

" Growing up a preacher's kid wasn't the easiest thing. Everybody's always watching you to see how you'll behave - or misbehave. "

" Guess what? I am an ordinary person. "

" Here's what I have at my advantage: I've never been a personality. I've always been a character actor. "

" I am an ordinary person. "

Ordinary Person

" I am not a director or a writer, but a filmmaker. "

" I became interested in educating people in the variety of ways in which women can express their emotion. Which is much easier to do in a large role than in a supporting role to a male protagonist. In general, the women in a supporting role to a male protagonist - cry a lot. "

" I buy books, I have shelves of books. I love to read. "

" I can do a good John Wayne. "

" I can't do the frappuccino. It's too sweet. I need it straight. "

" I don't think of myself as a movie star and I can pretty easily convince other people that I'm not a movie star. "

" 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. "

" If you take it as a compliment that you don't look your age, then you're really shooting yourself in the foot. "

" If you want to talk about cultural appropriation, we have to go back to the Greeks. "

" I have a very short attention span. "

" I have friends who are movie stars, and I think it's just as hard a job as being a working actor. But it's a different job, and it's not the one I want. "

" I have not mutated myself in any way. "

" 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. "

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