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" Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female. "
Frances McDormand
Detective
Than
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" There's only two givens with choosing acting as a profession: one is you will always be unemployed, always, and it doesn't matter how much money you make, you're still always going to be unemployed; and that you have no power. "
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" A movie set actually can be a good place to have a family atmosphere. "
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" Growing up a preacher's kid wasn't the easiest thing. Everybody's always watching you to see how you'll behave - or misbehave. "
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" It's much easier to play supporting roles because that's what I do in my life: I support my son. "
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" No actor has complete freedom. "
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" At least three times a week, I'm approached by someone who says something about 'Fargo.' "
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" It could be partly my taste. It's just my belief that there are female characters that will benefit from not being vulnerable. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" Unless it's a flat-out farce, an actor can't play comedy on film. "
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" I've always known that I'll have a career for the rest of my life because they'll always make movies about men, and men need women in their lives. But, when it comes to telling a woman's story, they're complex, circular, and not genre-driven. "
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" I like being my age. I kind of have a political thing about it. "
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" I'm not a depressive, but I certainly have mood swings. It's an occupational hazard, I would say, and I'm glad I'm in the occupation I'm in. "
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" I love flying by the seat of my pants, going at something instinctually. "
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" Unless I'm on a stage, I don't want to be the event in someone's day. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Guess what? I am an ordinary person. "
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Ordinary
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" 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. "
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Literature
Messy
" What's wrong with Hell's Kitchen? You don't change a neighborhood by changing its name. You change it by building a school. "
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" If you want to talk about cultural appropriation, we have to go back to the Greeks. "
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" All the skills of housewifery are the ones I'm using as a producer. "
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" I haven't wanted to play a mother for a long time because I am one. "
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" I think awards are good for the movie. They can bring a new audience to the movie. I've always claimed that things like that don't get you work. Work gets you work. That's my blue-collar, protestant work ethic. "
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" I never trusted good-looking boys. "
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" We appreciate quiet living. It's not exactly a Hollywood way of life - I couldn't stand living out in Hollywood because you can never escape from the business. All people ever do is talk about movies. At least in New York you can have some other life. "
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" 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. "
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" Everybody dresses like a teenager. Everybody dyes their hair. Everybody is concerned about a smooth face. "
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