Quotes By Jessica Lange

I never think of the future. I never imagine what comes next.

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

I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's why I was out the door as soon as I turned 18.

I have made decisions based from purely an actor's point of view.

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership.

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

I worked on my voice for Sweet Dreams, but only to match my speaking voice to Patsy's actual singing voice. That was my way into that character.

To work on the actual location I think is great. This thing of going to Canada and pretending you're in New York, it's terrible.

I could be making a lot more money now if I had chosen a different kind of movie, but none of that matters to me... I've done the parts I wanted to do.

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. You have to reimagine who you are and what life is about.

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.

Photography was a blessing because it filled my time.

All through life I've harbored anger rather than expressed it at the moment.