Helmut Lang does a lot of very military-influenced things. You have to find the designer that suits your body the best, and he works for me.

My workout is my meditation.

The Monmouth Coffee Shop is the best place in London

I always think of the Pacific Northwest as giant trees, and rain, and clouds and dampness, like the Native American art from that area.

To quote Agent Cooper, 'I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange.'

Actors have an unusual perspective on clothing. You've really got to know the impact of what you're wearing on the character you're playing

For the time it takes to make the film, you are treated like a cosseted pet. Then the process is over, and you're hung out to dry. It's like being a mink.

Hollywood is not good when it comes to age

I really fight for my privacy.

I'd like to do more Shakespeare. I'd like to do Iago in Othello. I look so benign. It would be interesting to see that black evil come out of my soul

The nice thing about New York is that you're finally able to wear those winter clothes that have been sitting in your closet in mothballs

And tell them all about the books you've read. Better still, buy some more books and read them. That's an order. You can never read too many books.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God cannot retain it.

Philip Larkin has a tough honesty and sense of humor that I find irresistible, as a contemporary poet.

And at night I love to listen to the stars. It is like five hundred million little bells.

When a person finds life hard, he needs motivation and inspiration; but if he finds life’s journey easy, then he needs meditation and introspection to know the true quality of his life.

It is not necessary to live, But to carve our names beyond that point, This is necessary.

You just need to be accepted for who you are and be proud of who you are and that is what I'm trying to do.

Let us respect the unique character and the personal world of each and every human being

I believe in eating all the right kinds of foods, and I don't believe in a totally nonfat diet.