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If people knew what made hits they'd make more of them, so to have the illusion of control over one's career isn't something I can even pretend to have.

Diane Lane

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Diane Lane
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 22
Actor
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Film Actor
Model
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
New York City
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Sometimes I think opposable thumbs were invented so teenage girls could use text messaging.
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My parents treated my like I had a brain - which, in turn, caused me to have one.
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Because that's what intimacy is: It's a willingness to be vulnerable, a willingness to bite my tongue and a willingness to set an example of what I believe in.
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For me, going away to work is the hardest part of my life and career.
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I know I've made the right decision when I've followed my heart.
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I don't really know how to relate to a long-term day-in day-out kind of comfortable relationship.
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I wish I could always look like I've just finished a really good laugh.
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There is something wonderful about coming to terms with time - that it is finite. You want to have as much joy in your life as possible, and you take responsibility for your own joy.
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One of my favorite parts of myself is my motherhood aspect, it just turned out to be the best thing about my life [Laughs], the most rewarding and deepening, so I have a delight in portraying mothers.
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Blessings come in disguise. And challenges can be a blessing.
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