Jessica Lange Quotes

Be present. I would encourage you with all my heart just to be present. Be present and open to the moment that is unfolding before you. Because, ultimately, your life is made up of moments. So don't miss them by being lost in the past or anticipating the future.

When you learn not to want things so badly, life comes to you.

Everything is transient. Everything is constantly changing. The only thing we have is now.

Moments of pure happiness...come upon you unexpectedly. Don't be too preoccupied to experience them.

I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy.

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.

Don't be absent from your own life.

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.

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.

I've never been a sunny personality. I've never been outgoing. I'm a solitary person.

I have a life that's just been a well of loneliness.

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

It's easy to judge, to think we know for certain the right thing to do. Sometimes, it just isn't so clear.

For me, acting was always a way to explore emotions - to dip into the well and really try to reach rock bottom down there. That was the most exciting part of it. I hadn't found anything that really allowed me to do that until I came upon acting.

I want to live my life with no goals anymore, but just completely free, like I did when I was younger.

I never just slide through anything. I explore everything to the fullest, whether good or bad.

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.

If Ive got a clean pair of jeans and a T-shirt, thats usually a good day for me.

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.

Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's difficult. But I discovered that it's easy because it's so brilliantly written. The words are perfect, and the language is intelligent and very emotional.

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 being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I love being a woman with men. I love having given birth.

Allow the diversity to exist. There is nothing wrong with it. Hell, we put up with the religious right-we can put up with transgendered human beings.

I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden.

It is an embarrassing time to be an American. It really is. It's humiliating.