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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
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New York City
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I know I've made the right decision when I've followed my heart.
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You'll never have any mental muscle if you don't have any heavy stuff to pick up.
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You can only be a virgin once. There can only be one first time.
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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.
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Blessings come in disguise. And challenges can be a blessing.
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I grew up loving horses. I was relatively obsessed, starting with my rocking horse at age 2, all the way through my painting and drawing phase.
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I love the rebelliousness of snail mail, and I love anything that can arrive with a postage stamp. There's something about that person's breath and hands on the letter.
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I would say chemistry between two people is very powerful. You have to fight to keep it, but if you don't have it, you can't manufacture it.
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Because I tend to kind of hide under the sheets when it comes to reality television. I've seen probably one episode of maybe five different shows, and that's about it.
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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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Catholics have guilt and Jews have guilt, fine. But mothers can trump them all.
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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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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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For me, I don't even like to promote my films but I have to because it's in the fine print of my contract.
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I wish I could always look like I've just finished a really good laugh.
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