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Long-format television is a better way to tell a female story. ”
My name is Frances Louise McDormand, formerly known as Cynthia Ann Smith. I was born in Gibson City, Ill., in 1957. I identify as gender-normative, heterosexual, and white-trash American. My parents were not white trash. My birth mother was white trash. ”
It could be partly my taste. It's just my belief that there are female characters that will benefit from not being vulnerable. ”
I portray female characters, so I have the opportunity to change the way people look at them. Even if I wasn't consciously doing that, it would happen anyway just because of how I present as a woman, or as a person. I present in a way that's not stereotypical, even if I'm playing a stereotypical role. ”
Leadership is not a basket of tricks or strategies or skills that you pull out. Leadership begins with the quality of the person. ”
Leadership is a matter of how to be - not how to do it. ”
Studies show that women are more likely than men to die in natural disasters. Women's voices must be heard. ”
I was the first female cab driver in the city of Pittsburgh. ”
Ultimately, we need to grow the women's game. That's the biggest issue; it always has been. Then you can talk about equal pay and everything else. ”
We want to be the face of women's football, to encourage young girls to play. If I have to be recognised in the streets to encourage them, I'm happy to do that. ”