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Im a character actress, plain and simple... Who can worry about a career? Have a life. Movie stars have careers - actors
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"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

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This quote by Frances McDormand speaks to the idea that a star's profession is not something to be excessively concerned with. She recommends that movie celebrities have careers, but actors merely work, and afterwards don't work, and then work again. This talks to the concept that a star's job is not something that is guaranteed, which it is essential to have a life outside of acting. McDormand is recommending that actors must not be too focused on their profession, but rather must focus on having a life as well as taking pleasure in the moments when they are working. This quote is a suggestion that an actor's career is not something that is ensured, which it is very important to have a life outside of acting. McDormand is recommending that stars must not be too concentrated on their job, however instead ought to concentrate on having a life and delighting in the moments when they are functioning.

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Frances McDormand This quote is written / told by Frances McDormand somewhere between June 23, 1957 and today. She was a famous Actress from USA. The author also have 15 other quotes.

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