I bought into the myth that you are not complete without romantic love, without a mate. And it can really distract you from your goals. But sometimes you have to take a leap. Diane Lane More Quotes by Diane Lane More Quotes From 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 movie mother thinking 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. Diane Lane enough beautiful school I'm fascinated by how Hollywood has changed since I started. Today it's about immediate delivery. There's less risk and less art. Diane Lane hollywood risk art I don't really know how to relate to a long-term day-in day-out kind of comfortable relationship. Diane Lane term kind long 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 acting children interesting Americans have an interesting conundrum, a black and white line: You're on one side or the other of Puritanism or licentiousness. But that gray area where people abide, between their ears or on the Internet, needs to be fleshed out more in terms of permission granted. I think a lot of women are contained within the parentheses of shoulds and role-play. It's all about entitlement and history. It's all about upper-body strength - and exacting your will. Diane Lane black-and-white play thinking I do feel that if it's not on the page, there's no hope of it getting to the stage. 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. Sometimes there's this real naïveté that people possess, where they want you to infuse a scene with a certain quality, and it's like an apology. "I read the script, didn't you? What's the agenda here?" Diane Lane cat real dog I think a lot of the time, the studio system is so compelled to kowtow to its fear that women are not going to be found sympathetic. It just sort of euthanizes any hope of more diverse examples of the emotional realities of people. Representing my gender, I think, "Well, I have those emotions, why don't those ever get brought to the screen so I can feel recognized?" Diane Lane emotional reality thinking As an actor, you hope to obtain this mind meld and sometimes I feel like I'm chasing a horse holding on to its tail and getting dragged, and other times I feel much more velcroed into the saddle. And I'm not the knower of which is better or best as a process, it's just as random as the weather in terms of what my subjective experience is. Diane Lane holding-on horse mind I think certainly directing is a visual medium, but it's also about communication, and a lot of times great directors are lacking in communication skills, which is rather shocking to discover that. Diane Lane communication thinking 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. I don't know how people raise children and direct films. I'm sorry, I don't know, how can you be good at both? Diane Lane mother sorry children I'm a painter, that's where I started out, at four years old, that was my first love as far as expression. So, I'm not a painter in the sense of, "Please come see my paintings" but, I do understand the value of not looking over the artist's shoulder while the work is in progress. Diane Lane painting progress first-love One of my favorite parts of myself is my motherhood aspect, it just turned out to be the best thing about my life [Laughs], the most rewarding and deepening, so I have a delight in portraying mothers. Diane Lane being-the-best mother laughing What happens between action and cut for me is a blur, I go almost into a whiteout, and then I see the film and I'm like, "Oh that's what I did? Cool!" Diane Lane film cutting action 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. Diane Lane nice teaching home Independent films have a very different cachet than success films. Diane Lane independent film different Well, I can fake my way around some things, but I don't think I would be good at betting. Diane Lane fake would-be thinking To me, there's no greater reward than being around people you care about and can be present with. Diane Lane rewards care people I feel like I'm the most forgiven actress I can think of, probably because of this short memory people have! Diane Lane memories people thinking I love my work, but there is no price you can put on what you miss when you are away from your kids. Diane Lane missing kids
