Quotes by Diane Lane

About Diane Lane:

Diane Lane is an Oscar-nominated American actress. Born and raised in New York City, Lane made her screen debut in George Roy Hill's 1979 film A Little Romance, starring opposite Sir Laurence Olivier. Soon after, she was featured on the cover of Time magazine and dubbed "the new Grace Kelly".
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Sometimes I think opposable thumbs were invented so teenage girls could use text messaging.

Diane Lane

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.

Diane Lane

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.

Diane Lane

I like someone who's suffered from both sides.

Diane Lane

I feel like I'm the most forgiven actress I can think of, probably because of this short memory people have!

Diane Lane

I don't want to live in a bubble, in my craft or in the world... I can't, I would be cheating myself out of my generation and the world we live in.

Diane Lane

For me, I don't even like to promote my films but I have to because it's in the fine print of my contract.

Diane Lane

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.

Diane Lane

Americans are like Pac Man. We just eat our way through the day. There's always something going into the mouth.

Diane Lane

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

Diane Lane

Because I tend to kind of hide under the sheets when it comes to reality television. I've seen probably one episode of maybe five different shows, and that's about it.

Diane Lane

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

Diane Lane

Catholics have guilt and Jews have guilt, fine. But mothers can trump them all.

Diane Lane

Because that's what intimacy is: It's a willingness to be vulnerable, a willingness to bite my tongue and a willingness to set an example of what I believe in.

Diane Lane

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.

Diane Lane

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

Diane Lane

The industry's memory is quite short, it's true.

Diane Lane

More yoga in the world is what we need.

Diane Lane

I've always had this unresolved desire to prove that I could get a Ph.D., or contribute something else to the world.

Diane Lane

Well, I didn't really admit that I anywhere until my daughter started school and I knew I couldn't pull up and leave when I felt like it.

Diane Lane

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

Diane Lane

Author Bio

  • NameDiane Lane
  • Descriptionfilm actress
  • BornJanuary 22, 1965
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Model