136 Quotes by Jessica Lange

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.

I had a big family – two older sisters and a younger brother. My family was like moving around a lot so I lived in a lot of small towns. My father was very restless.

I never shot on sets, but if I was traveling somewhere or on location, I would always have my camera, and I’d always be – it’s that kind of fly on the wall approach to photography, though. I don’t engage the subject. I like to sneak around, skulk about in the dark.

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man’s leadership.

I’ve worked with some teachers and coaches over the years, but I didn’t really study theater or technique or voice or any of that stuff extensively.

What I love about photography, and it’s the same thing I love about acting, really, is that it forces you, like, right into the moment, where you can’t be distracted, where you can’t be, like, thinking about other things or ahead of yourself or behind yourself.

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.

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.

I love men. I’ve always been drawn to poets, artists, and madmen. Sometimes all three in one.