Diane Lane

Americans have an interesting conundrum, a black and white line: You're on one side or the other of Puritanism or licentiousness. But that gray area where people abide, between their ears or on the Internet, needs to be fleshed out more in terms of permission granted. ”

It's rare that you get to have a lovely time of it and you're not just portraying endless trauma on film. ”

I was very blessed always to find work; even when people thought I wasn't working, I was. ”

I don't know what it is, exactly, but there's a negative drag on film sets after the second week or so, a mutinous vibe because the infinite capacities of the directors and everybody else become quite finite and everybody's under the gun and it becomes work. ”

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

You can't get work without working. ”

I was raised by free-spirited people, though my father gave me a very strong work ethic. ”

The potential hot tomato of today can turn into the cold pop tart of tomorrow, and I know that. ”