We don't need a lot of initiatives for women in film; what we need is money. — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
I don't need a director who's 'good with actors.'...A master manipulator is heaven. — 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
Even though I'm an actor, I've gone to productions where there has been someone whose work is known in film, and you… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
Certainly, a lot of the films I've worked on have ended up good movies, but they haven't always been the best experiences — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
Unless it's a flat-out farce, an actor can't play comedy on film. — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
The fact that I'm sleeping with the director may have something to do with it. — 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
