I'm a character actress, plain and simple...Who can worry about a career? Have a life. Movie stars have careers - actors work,… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
It was really fascinating for everyone involved in 'Fargo' that Marge Gunderson became the iconic character she did. I think it was… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
I will go to my grave being known as Marge Gunderson. It'll be on my gravestone if I have one. I don't… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
After Blood Simple, everybody thought I was from Texas. After Mississippi Burning, everybody thought I was from Mississippi and uneducated. After Fargo,… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
Here's what I have at my advantage: I've never been a personality. I've always been a character actor. — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
I don't think you can ever completely transform yourself on film, but if you do your job well, you can make people… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
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… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
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. — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
I was completely naive about the business of being an actor. My family didn't go to the theater or to the movies. We watched… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
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… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
I never read books - and still don't read books - to develop them. — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
I'm not really that interested in going back to playing small supporting roles. — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
I'm trained in the theater, and acting, for me, is about the imaginative life I create for myself, not about basing it on something… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
