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 LaneTo me, there's no greater reward than being around people you care about and can be present with.
Diane LaneA grandparent will tell you, "Have fun!" and a parent will tell you, "Be safe, do a good job, make me proud." You know what I mean? I try to grandparent myself now, because it's important to have fun, it's important to impart the fun in things to other people.
Diane LaneI've found there to be a tremendous amount of East Coast snobbery in the journalism world.
Diane LaneYou 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 LaneAs 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