Isabella Rossellini Quotes
But my mother loved The Elephant Man, and my father gave David Lynch a scholarship to study in Rome.
If we are completely honest with ourselves, everyone has a dark side to their personalities.
From the time I was a child I wanted to be like my mother. Not necessarily an actress - I never dreamed I'd have the courage. But an active, volatile woman like she was.
A lot of the advertisement is done by saying: first of all, have a complex about who you are.
These same people seem to forget that mother also took a lot of chances with the type of roles she played.
To me, it is very important to have perfume in which it is hard to recognize a particular flower or scent. That gives a touch of mystery.
Although Dorothy in Blue Velvet was humiliated and hurt by men, basically I could react to how she felt.
My father used to say that you could only access culture before cinema by learning to read and write, but that once cinema was invented, knowledge was available to anybody.
I have the most fun writing and directing. And I always choose myself as the lead actor.
But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored!
I didn't want to become an actress because the competition with my mother would have been to much to live up to.
You dont do an experimental film to become rich, so the people who are involved are involved because they enjoy the creative aspect of it.
I am the daughter of Mr. Neo-realism: I should gravitate towards narrative simply told, character, the truth. And I do love those movies.
I don't think a Hollywood actor is safe from acting in the rain: it all depends on the film.
Food is a big part of my culture, so everyone knows how to cook. When I came to America and asked a babysitter to softboil an egg for my son and she didn't know how, I was shocked.
If you're sad and you like beer, I'm your lady, ... The Saddest Music in the World.
I was always fascinated by the infinite, strange and 'scandalous' ways that insects copulate.
Animals are everywhere. Some are more romantic, like tigers and elephants and chimpanzees, and some are less romantic, like earthworms, but they are just as interesting.
If you see a person who's insecure and covers it up, it can be quite a problem. But the person who is insecure and shows you is quite appealing. They give you just the courage to drop your defenses.
I started modeling at 28. I'm 5-feet-7 1/2, and I never went on a diet. I followed what my doctor told me: 'It's good to have a little bit of fat. Your weight is fine. Don't go any lighter.'