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

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Jessica Lange
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: April 20
Actress
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Cloquet
Minnesota
Jessica Phyllis Lange
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American Horror Story re-energized me it re-energized my career. There’s no shame in recognizing that. It’s exposed me to a whole new generation, which is a little strange. I’m not used to young people thinking I’m cool.
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Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working with an actor who's just unbearable.
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I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy.
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It took Sydney Pollack a long time to get me to do Tootsie. I asked myself if I wanted to play some frothy, ditzy character after I had just done Frances. Obviously, I'm thrilled that I did.
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If I didn't have children I'd be a much better actress. I wouldn't be so distracted. I could pour 100 percent of my energies into it, to promote the investigation which acting is.
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Photography was a blessing because it filled my time.
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I never just slide through anything. I explore everything to the fullest, whether good or bad.
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It [military action on Iraq] makes me feel ashamed to come from the United States. It is humiliating.
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As an actor, you have to have trust and believe that somebody is taking care of you or watching your back. With a part like this, especially with where we're going with it, I can't pull any punches. I can't do it halfway, especially when you're dealing with madness and this descent into madness.
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I've got nothing left to lose at this point. The work I've done is out there.
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The worst is when I talk myself into something. Sometimes you take things because you want to work with a certain actor, or you want to work with a director, even if the script or the part's not that great.
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To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership.
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When you learn not to want things so badly, life comes to you.
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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.
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I had never done Shakespeare before, but I don't think you can be an actor and not do it. There were moments when I thought, I'm just not going to be able to pull this off.
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Sometimes parts just come along when it's the perfect time for you to do them.
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One of the things I love about acting is that it reveals a certain something about yourself, but it doesn't reveal your own personal story.
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I do love acting. But to work as a photojournalist would have been extraordinary.
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