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Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

American Actress

Born: Jun 23, 1957

Actor Good Life People Think You

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When you lose a spouse, you're a widow or widower; when you lose your parents, you're an orphan. When you lose a child, there's no word in the English language for that position, that place that you're left. Frances McDormand

You Word Language Parents Lose Spouse Left Child Place Your English English Language Orphan Widow Position

My position has always been that the way people age and the signs that we show of aging is nature's way of tattooing. It's natural scarification, and the life you lead gives you the symbols and the emblems of your life, the road map you followed. Frances McDormand

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

You Back Appropriation About Talk Go Cultural Greeks Want

I never read books - and still don't read books - to develop them. Frances McDormand

Books Never Develop Read Still Them

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

Three Says About Someone Something Week Least Times Fargo Who

People love to drop in 'you betcha' as often as they can. Frances McDormand

Love You People Drop Often

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. Frances McDormand

I wasn't into sports, but I was really into Shakespeare. Frances McDormand

Sports Shakespeare Really

I will go to my grave being known as Marge Gunderson. It'll be on my gravestone if I have one. I don't mind that, because it was a great character. Frances McDormand

Great Character Mind Will Known Because Go Being Grave

No actor has complete freedom. Frances McDormand

Freedom Complete Complete Freedom Actor

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

Sweet Too Straight Need

I've made a professional reputation playing working-class, middle-class, American women. There's a real sense of stoicism and pragmatism and strength and lyricism of a woman like that. Frances McDormand

Strength Woman Women Made Sense Reputation Like Pragmatism Real Stoicism American Real Sense Working-Class American Women Professional Playing

I would disagree that America is any more racist or ridiculous than anywhere else. Frances McDormand

Disagree Else Would More Than America Any Anywhere Anywhere Else Ridiculous

Unless it's a flat-out farce, an actor can't play comedy on film. Frances McDormand

Comedy Unless Farce Film Actor Play

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

Good Family Good Place Atmosphere Movie Movie Set Place Actually Set

I like hard rock, and classic rock, and even metal. Frances McDormand

Classic Classic Rock Like Metal Rock Hard Hard Rock Even

I know I'm profane. And outspoken. Frances McDormand

Outspoken Know Profane

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 about aging gracefully and how, instead of making it a cultural problem, we make it individuals' problems. Frances McDormand

I haven't wanted to play a mother for a long time because I am one. Frances McDormand

Time Mother Long Long Time Because Am Wanted Play

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