One of the things I love about acting is that it reveals a certain something about yourself, but it doesn't reveal your own personal story.

Quote by Jessica Lange

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At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that...

At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that...

Families survive, one way or another. You have a tie, a connection that exists long...

Families survive, one way or another. You have a tie, a connection that exists long...

TV is sort of the only way to go for an actress my age to...

TV is sort of the only way to go for an actress my age to...

The only place I've felt was really my home is my cabin up north. There's...

The only place I've felt was really my home is my cabin up north. There's...

Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's difficult. But I...

Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's difficult. But I...

In families there is always the mythology. My father died when my kids were quite...

In families there is always the mythology. My father died when my kids were quite...

When I am home for like a two-year stretch, I get antsy, because I want...

When I am home for like a two-year stretch, I get antsy, because I want...

I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's...

I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's...

I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am...

I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am...

I love being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I...

I love being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I...

I've got nothing left to lose at this point. The work I've done is out...

I've got nothing left to lose at this point. The work I've done is out...

There was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can.

There was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can.

To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I've never done before.

To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I've never done before.

We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when...

We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when...

Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or...

Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or...

I had never done Shakespeare before, but I don't think you can be an actor...

I had never done Shakespeare before, but I don't think you can be an actor...

Sometimes parts just come along when it's the perfect time for you to do them.

Sometimes parts just come along when it's the perfect time for you to do them.

To work on the actual location I think is great. This thing of going to...

To work on the actual location I think is great. This thing of going to...

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and...

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and...

I have been a waitress, and I was a damn fine waitress too, let me...

I have been a waitress, and I was a damn fine waitress too, let me...