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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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...

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...

The worst is when I talk myself into something. Sometimes you take things because you...

The worst is when I talk myself into something. Sometimes you take things because you...

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 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...

Successful model? That's a myth. The year I modeled was the most painful year of...

Successful model? That's a myth. The year I modeled was the most painful year of...

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...

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.

There are no explanations, there are no answers.

There are no explanations, there are no answers.

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...

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...

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...

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'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...

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no...

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no...

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...

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering...

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering...

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...

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.

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...