Diane Lane Quotes

• You really can’t take a cat and turn it into a dog, or try and get lemons off an apple tree, or what have you.

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• When I was growing up in New York City, my father was a taxi driver for a time.

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• When I was 12, all I wanted was to be good at school, and to do something admirable, something you can’t take away from me because I’m not popular or beautiful enough.

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• Well, I can fake my way around some things, but I don’t think I would be good at betting.

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• To me, there’s no greater reward than being around people you care about and can be present with.

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• Sometimes I think opposable thumbs were invented so teenage girls could use text messaging.

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• My roles are in some way like children to me. You don’t ever really want to scrape one off your shoe.

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• It’s nice to have a pause to parent and to be more present at home, teaching them how to drive cars and navigate boys and all this sort of thing.

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• If people knew what made hits they’d make more of them, so to have the illusion of control over one’s career isn’t something I can even pretend to have.

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• I’ve found there to be a tremendous amount of East Coast snobbery in the journalism world.

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• I’m not a bad parent and partner, even if I make a thousand mistakes.

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• I wish I could always look like I’ve just finished a really good laugh.

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• I try not to be overly analytical.

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• I think the secret to happiness is having a Teflon soul. Whatever comes your way, you either let it slide or you cook with it.

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• I think that directing is the ultimate martyred task of filmmaking, that it has nobility to it. It takes three years to make a film, for the most part. I think it requires the attentiveness of a mother hen.

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• I think fun is an important part of the entertainment industry, and it should be. Anybody who’s not incorporating some of that into their work needs to take a break, go away, and have an attitude adjustment.

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• I loved acting, I started as a child and it is interesting because I didn’t compare myself to others that were doing the same thing. I just felt that I needed to stay focused and stay out of trouble.

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• I love the rebelliousness of snail mail, and I love anything that can arrive with a postage stamp. There’s something about that person’s breath and hands on the letter.

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• I love my work, but there is no price you can put on what you miss when you are away from your kids.

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• I grew up loving horses. I was relatively obsessed, starting with my rocking horse at age 2, all the way through my painting and drawing phase.

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Diane Lane (48)

Birth:	22nd January, 1965
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress

About

Diane Lane was born in New York City, New York. She is an Oscar-nominated American actress. She made her screen debut in George Roy Hill's 1979 film A Little Romance, starring opposite Sir Laurence Olivier. She has since appeared in several notable films, including the 2002 film Unfaithful, which earned her nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Lane next appeared in the drama Every Secret Thing and the Pixar animated feature Inside Out. She is also involved in several charities, including Heifer International, which focuses on world hunger, and Artists for Peace and Justice, a Hollywood organization that supports Haiti relief.

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