Frances McDormand Quotes & Sayings

The only power you have is the word no. — Frances McDormand

We are on red alert when it comes to how we are perceiving ourselves as a species. There's no desire to be an adult. Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift. — Frances McDormand

It's a scary thing going into the workforce with a $50,000 debt and you've been trained as a classical theatre actor. There's always a depression in the theatre. — Frances McDormand

I never trusted good-looking boys. — Frances McDormand

I don't need a director who's 'good with actors.' ... A master manipulator is heaven. — 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 money you make, you're still always going to be unemployed; and that you have no power. — Frances McDormand

I don't think you can ever completely transform yourself on film, but if you do your job well, you can make people believe that you're the character you're trying to be. — Frances McDormand

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

The fact that I'm sleeping with the director may have something to do with it. — Frances McDormand

There's no desire to be an adult. Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift. Something happened culturally: No one is supposed to age past 45 - sartorially, cosmetically, attitudinally. Everybody dresses like a teenager. Everybody dyes their hair. Everybody is concerned about a smooth face. — Frances McDormand

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

It's much easier to play supporting roles because that's what I do in my life: I support my son. — Frances McDormand

Who can worry about a career? Have a life. — Frances McDormand

Movie stars have careers - actors work, and then they don't work, and then they work again. — Frances McDormand

I'm a recreational pot-smoker. There has never been enough of a distinction between marijuana and other drugs. It's a human rights issue, a censorship issue, and a choice issue. — Frances McDormand

Not everything comes along just when you want it. There are times when choices just have to be made or you'll simply miss out. — Frances McDormand

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

Most women's pictures are as boring and as formulaic as men's pictures. In place of a car chase or a battle scene, what you get is an extreme closeup of a woman breaking down. — Frances McDormand