Diane Lane's Life Isn't Her Own

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Diane Lane is living her father's dream, says the London Daily Telegraph. The 45-year-old actress is the daughter of acting coach Burt Lane, who pushed her onto the stage at age 7. By age 12, she was starring on stage and in film alongside the likes of Meryl Streep, and she graced the cover of Time magazine under the title "Hollywood Whiz Kids" when she was just 14. "I was sort of dared by my father, like, 'Come on, do this really cool thing.' You know how when your parent is like the sun shining on you -- the approval, all the 'You're so wonderful'? That's what he was like when I was doing the plays."

Diane's mother, however, wasn't as keen on raising a child star. "I was tossed between them like a football. Mom and Dad would fight about it, but Dad would always win." Indeed, as his daughter became famous, Burt Lane swelled with pride. "He felt like it was his success, too. And rightfully so. I was his final project. I'm definitely his daughter before I'm anyone's wife, ex-wife, mother." Seven years after his death, Diane often wonders if she should have taken more control of her destiny. "To this day, I am still thinking about the path not taken. I did not live my life. I lived the life my father wanted for me."



Diane Lane and husband Josh Brolin at the premiere of CrazyHeart, December 2009