Quotes By Jessica Lange

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.

I love being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I love being a woman with men. I love having given birth.

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.

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.

If I had to start over, I'd pursue photography - probably to the exclusion of acting.

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

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.

I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy.

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and the piece, and the experiences, it only enriches your work.

I've been thinking a lot about next year, which will be the first time in 25 years that I don't have a child at home.

Families survive, one way or another. You have a tie, a connection that exists long after death, through many lifetimes.

I've got nothing left to lose at this point. The work I've done is out there.

There are no explanations, there are no answers.

Allow the diversity to exist. There is nothing wrong with it. Hell, we put up with the religious right-we can put up with transgendered human beings.