Jessica Lange Quotes

I have always followed the most passionate course.

At certain times you really feel as though you have to do something.

TV is sort of the only way to go for an actress my age to make a decent salary; with independent films, you just can't.

It [military action on Iraq] makes me feel ashamed to come from the United States. It is humiliating.

If I didn't have children I'd be a much better actress. I wouldn't be so distracted. I could pour 100 percent of my energies into it, to promote the investigation which acting is.

When you think about it there's never really been a realistic exposition of Hollywood, I mean - from the inside - showing Hollywood what it can do, what it has done, to people.

I like playing characters who are out there on the edge, where they can explode at any moment or fall off the precipice.

It was easier to do Shakespeare than a lot of modern movie scripts that are so poorly written.

I had a big family - two older sisters and a younger brother. My family was like moving around a lot so I lived in a lot of small towns. My father was very restless.

I've worked with some teachers and coaches over the years, but I didn't really study theater or technique or voice or any of that stuff extensively.

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

It comes down to something really simple: Can I visualize myself playing those scenes? If that happens, then I know that I will probably end up doing it.

Photography was a blessing because it filled my time.

Yes, and you should question your government.

In families there is always the mythology. My father died when my kids were quite young still, and yet they still tell his stories. That is how a person lives on.

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

When you learn not to want things so badly life comes to you.