28 Jessica Lange Quotes for You to Enjoy

Jessica Lange

American Actress

Born: Apr 20, 1949

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The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children. Jessica Lange

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The only place I've felt was really my home is my cabin up north. There's something in the water there that connects me to that place. There's also this sense of isolation and loneliness about it that I've never been able to shake. Jessica Lange

There's something magical still about it when I get in a darkroom, and you've shot a roll of film and you develop it and you look at your negatives, and there's, like, imagery there. That always stuns me. Jessica Lange

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Photography was a blessing because it filled my time. Jessica Lange

Time Blessing Photography My Time Because Filled

I've never been a sunny personality. I've never been outgoing. I'm a solitary person. Jessica Lange

Personality Solitary Sunny Outgoing Never Been Person

Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's difficult. But I discovered that it's easy because it's so brilliantly written. The words are perfect, and the language is intelligent and very emotional. Jessica Lange

Words Language Difficult Easy Shakespeare Misconception Perfect Emotional Written Because Discovered Very Intelligent Expansive Brilliantly

For me, acting was always a way to explore emotions - to dip into the well and really try to reach rock bottom down there. That was the most exciting part of it. I hadn't found anything that really allowed me to do that until I came upon acting. Jessica Lange

I never shot on sets, but if I was traveling somewhere or on location, I would always have my camera, and I'd always be - it's that kind of fly on the wall approach to photography, though. I don't engage the subject. I like to sneak around, skulk about in the dark. Jessica Lange

What I love about photography, and it's the same thing I love about acting, really, is that it forces you, like, right into the moment, where you can't be distracted, where you can't be, like, thinking about other things or ahead of yourself or behind yourself. Jessica Lange

So much of my sense of who I am is tied to mothering. When they left home, I fell into a huge, empty, black hole. Your children are grown and your career has slowed down - all the stuff that took up so much attention is gone, and you're left with expansive time and space. Jessica Lange

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I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden. Jessica Lange

Family Tortured Horribly Am Children Away

I have been a waitress, and I was a damn fine waitress too, let me tell you. Jessica Lange

Me You Damn Too Tell Fine Been Waitress

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

Easier Shakespeare Written Lot Than Modern Movie Scripts Poorly

The worst is when I talk myself into something. Sometimes you take things because you want to work with a certain actor, or you want to work with a director, even if the script or the part's not that great. Jessica Lange

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There are no explanations, there are no answers. Jessica Lange

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

You Myth Think Everything Feminist

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