Quotes by Diane Lane

“I have just enough attention to feel glamorous and important.”

“When I really young yet feeling very old, I offered up a lot of myself to the press; I knew it was good copy.”

“I judged my mother much too harshly for her dating life. Being her only child, I wanted her completely to myself.”

“Theres a persona to being an actress.... That could put anyone into the shrinks office. Especially if youre fifteen, sixteen, eighteen years old going through that; realizing that the job is to have a persona.”

“Hes dating again, ... Hes out there and its comparatively a breeze for him, at 71, of course, because hes a guy. We deal with that in the movie, and it is quite funny.”

“Were both on the rebound, or whatever that terminology is when youre in recovery from a divorce. We have that in common, both scratching our heads fighting being cynical. And its hard. You need a lot of humor to fight cynicism, and this movie has it - both, actually. So its great.”

“I waited a decade to get here, so I better enjoy it! I love it. Im a late bloomer, and its just all good.”

“Hes much more of a veteran than I am in the genre, ... He encouraged me to trust my instincts and tried to pull me into more improvisation. Ill get there, but this is not that film for me. It was more of what Gary had in mind; he heard the way the characters speak in his ear when he wrote the words.”

“Josh was mortified in the beginning, but now hes completely hooked. I want to sit down, and I want to laugh. Nothing works better for me than watching somebody slip on a banana peel.”

“Miss All-American Beauty.”

I think fun is an important part of the entertainment industry, and it should be. Anybody whos not incorporating some of that into their work needs to take a break, go away, and have an attitude adjustment.

I think, certainly, directing is a visual medium, but its also about communication, and a lot of times, great directors are lacking in communication skills, which is rather shocking to discover that.

Ive heard stories of people, even celebrities that have gone online, pretended to be someone they werent, and conducted a 5-year friendship via e-mail. Then, they got married because they really love each other from all that communication.

Im a girl, but that doesnt mean I dont appreciate greatness and the struggle of sports. My situation - and Ive always said this, even in politics - is may the best man win. Im not team-bound.

Its so great to watch sports live. I think everyone should watch it up close once, if possible. I would like to see every sport live at least once to fully appreciate whats happening on the court or on the field or on the ice or whatever the playing surface may be.

All the lessons are in nature. You look at the way rocks are formed - the wind and the water hitting them, shaping them, making them what they are. Things take time, you know?

Its always refreshing to step into another time.

Secretariat was just ridiculously endowed with every positive quality that a person would seek out in a non-human. He was very aware of his environment he surveyed the terrain before he ran and would look people in the eye.

I think that anybody that smiles automatically looks better.

My relationship with aging is cozy. Im not trying to play 29 and holding on with white knuckles, you know?