Jessica Lange on FX cars

Pop culture · Heat 1.0 / 10 · 2 shows · 24m airtime

In an interview around mid-October 2026, Jessica Lange said FX was too cheap to pay for car service on American Horror Story, recalling that actors drove themselves home at four or five in the morning and parked on a French Quarter street during the New Orleans shoot. The discussion ties the remark to the show's current thirteenth season and its returning cast.

How 2 podcasts covered it

1. Pop Culture Crisis, 2026-10-13 (9:02 to 27:42)
   Recaps Lange's set complaint, drifts to Clarkson
   Recaps Lange's Paley Fest complaint about driving herself home from the American Horror Story set, then drifts into Kelly Clarkson, small-business etiquette and the current season. The Lange material stays inside what is already on the record.
2. Chicks in the Office, 2026-10-16 (43:06 to 48:05)
   Reads Lange's quote on missing car service
   Picks up the Jessica Lange headline and reads the quote: no car service on American Horror Story, actors driving themselves home at four or five in the morning in the French Quarter. Frames it as a Coven-era budget gripe and pivots to whether season 13 is worth watching.
   New angle: Jessica Lange says FX was too cheap to provide car service on American Horror Story.