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

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

The only power you have is the word no.
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

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

Movie stars have careers - actors work, and then they don't work, and then they work again.
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'm a character actress, plain and simple... Who can worry about a career? Have a life. Movie stars have careers - actors work, and then they don't work, and then they work again.
Frances McDormand