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> [Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/cinematic-icons-of-the-police-detective-are-more-male-role-models/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

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## More by Frances McDormand

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/there-s-only-two-givens-with-choosing-acting-as-a-profession-one-is/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-a-movie-star-and-i-can-pretty-easily/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

> [Guess what? I am an ordinary person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/guess-what-i-am-an-ordinary-person/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

> [There is simply too much of my life that is involved in my work that I couldn't replicate in any other way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/there-is-simply-too-much-of-my-life-that-is-involved-in-my-work-that/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/i-think-that-cosmetic-enhancements-in-my-profession-are-just-an/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/i-was-completely-naive-about-the-business-of-being-an-actor-my-family/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/if-when-i-leave-this-earth-i-m-remembered-for-fargo-so-be-it-but-i/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

> [I never read books - and still don't read books - to develop them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/i-never-read-books-and-still-don-t-read-books-to-develop-them/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

> [I'm not really that interested in going back to playing small supporting roles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/i-m-not-really-that-interested-in-going-back-to-playing-small/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/i-m-trained-in-the-theater-and-acting-for-me-is-about-the-imaginative/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

> [No actor has complete freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/no-actor-has-complete-freedom/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

> [Long-format television is a better way to tell a female story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/long-format-television-is-a-better-way-to-tell-a-female-story/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/female-characters-in-literature-are-full-they-re-messy-they-ve-got/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

> [At least three times a week, I'm approached by someone who says something about 'Fargo.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/at-least-three-times-a-week-i-m-approached-by-someone-who-says/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

> [I would disagree that America is any more racist or ridiculous than anywhere else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/i-would-disagree-that-america-is-any-more-racist-or-ridiculous-than/)

[Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/)

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