welcome to celeb scene Central Hollywood acting icon Diane Lane reveals she tapped into some painful childhood memories for her latest project fx's limited series Feud Capote versus the swans knowing somebody's core wounds is important when you're going to play them Lane told Jimmy Kimmel Liv guest host Rupal on Wednesday when asked how she prepared to play her Feud character NYC socialite slim Keith she described being fascinated about how she had this steel will she would not let Truman Capote take her down she learned that strength of character by not letting her father force her to choose against her mother when she was growing up which lane felt is a very tough position to be in as a child I know what it's like she admitted because I had that happen to me in my childhood Lane had a tumultuous childhood that she has glancingly discussed during her time in the public eye Lane is only 59 but she's been acting for over 50 years her first role on stage came when she was just 6 years old there will be a book she joked to Rupaul in a June profile for the guardian Lane discussed joining the experimental theater group l Mama in New York at 7 years old it definitely got me a seat in therapy performing czechav alongside Merill strep at 12 and how she ran away to Los Angeles at only 15 before being illegally whisked back to Georgia by her mother who her father the custody holder at the time then sued she empathized with the shocking position her character Keith was put in as a child after watching her own parents battle for custody over her the actress told Rupal it's always your mother right she remarked Feud Capote versus the swans Chronicles the bitter falling out between Truman Capote and several post-war High Society New York socialites who the In Cold Blood novelist allegedly used as models for characters in his scandalous unpublished novel answered prayers when a chapter of the book titled laot Basque 1965 was published in a 1975 issue of Esquire several public figures who could easily identify themselves in kot's characters broke off contact and even swore Revenge as Slim Keith who ped around with William Powell and Randolph Hurst married Howard Hawks and lived with Ernest Hemingway in Cuba Lane plays a major role in the miniseries but she's only one among a Pantheon of stars The Ensemble also includes Naomi Watts as babe paly Khloe S as CZ guest kalista Flockhart as Lee Radell mother-in-law to roony Star Carol Radell Demi Moore Asen Woodward and Molly Ringwald as Joan Carson rounding out the cast are Tom Hollander as Capo the late Treat Williams as Babe's husband Bill paly Ryan Murphy regular Jessica Lang as capote's mother Lily may Fulk and Russell tovy as John O'Shea the series earned five nominations at the 2024 Emmy Awards including a directing nod for Gus vanand supporting actor for Williams lead actress for Watts lead actor for Hollander and last but not least outstanding supporting actress for Lane it's the actress third nomination after nods in 1989 for Lonesome Dove and in 2011 for Cinema ver I channeled a lot of my my mother's strength to be able to pull off what was asked of me in this writing because it was tough stuff Lane told Variety in June Lane considered the rest of the feud cast siblings just by association before they all even met she told Rupal asked if she was friends with any of the swans before commencing production Lane said no we had so many close associations when you're in this business as you know it's kind of like a big circus family she also touched on her father Burton Eugene Lane's connection to the Hollywood generation that preceded her own her father was a teacher of acting she began noting that he and John cassavetes in fact God bless Gina Rolland may she rest in peace they were all buddies in the ' 50s Lane also recalled a hilarious incident that left her father mortified when her six-pack co-star Kenny Rogers chartered a private helicopter to pick Lane and her father up from New York and take them to a concert of his in New Jersey I'm not going to get in a helicopter we'll take the train whatever you need she recalls him saying to Rogers explaining that her father had been a cab driver and was afraid to fly the singer slightly responded you don't understand if I don't spend the money I can't keep it I have to fly people in Lane said Lane Vis for an Emmy on September 15th at when the awards are broadcast at 8:00 p.m. eastern time 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on ABC