Her big-screen
debut opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in 1979’s A
Little Romance landed Diane Lane on the cover
of Time at the age of 14. Now, after having
earned a 2002 Oscar nomination for her perfect stormy
portrayal of an adulterous wife in Unfaithful,
Francis Ford Coppola’s muse graces the pages of
The Advocate. And who knows? After playing
a case-hardened cybercop in the new thriller
Untraceable -- and reteaming with cuckold
Richard Gere in the upcoming romantic drama Nights of
Rodanthe -- the 43-year-old Neutrogena ambassador
might just become a bigger Hollywoodland icon than her
mother-in-law.
Forget dogs! Gays must love Diane Lane. How conscious are
you of that fan base?
Oh, I’m delighted to hear that, but I have to say
I’m more aware of my husband’s. That
appeal? I understand it. But I think I turn a blind
eye to my own because I get embarrassed or I’m shy or
I don’t take compliments well.
So Josh Brolin feels our love?
I can’t speak for him, but I know that there are
plenty of guys that I’ve been around who have
expressed if not glee for me, then envy of me.
I’ve had a crush on him since 1985’s
Goonies. You too?
[Laughs] No. Actually, I was blessed to have no
previous impressions of him aside from meeting him,
which is a much healthier way to start a relationship.
I finally saw Goonies after we had already been
together for, like, a year. Then I became jealous that I
didn’t meet him when I was 15 and got very upset over
anybody he knew before me -- ever.
Your queer appeal certainly isn’t hurt by the fact
that your stepmother-in-law, James Brolin’s
wife, is Barbra Streisand.
Isn’t that hysterical? Who’d-a thunk?
What are the perks there?
Honestly, she’s just a very gracious, beneficent
aunt and family member, and she’s just lovely
in terms of having the ability to be the number 1
hostess.
As an ’80s child star, what was your wildest, most
Lindsay Lohan moment -- aside from dating Jon Bon Jovi?
Oh, I thought that was absolutely, perfectly
appropriate for me. I mean, my God, first of all,
going out with somebody for five months is long when
you’re 20. The fact that he was away and traveling on
his tours was probably how we lasted so long -- kind
of like my first marriage: When you see each other
once a month, it’s easy to be romantic. But what was
my craziest dysfunctional teenage moment? Honestly, I was so
boring and uninteresting. And I loved it that
way.
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