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.

True elegance is for me the manifestation of an independent mind.

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.

I believe in a set of values I cannot live by.

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.

The reason of my life is not to be the most beautiful woman in the world.

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.

Self-discipline is a prerequisite to progress.

An angry artist tells people what (he thinks) they need to hear. A hungry artist tells people what (he thinks) they want to hear.

Whether you're an obstetrician or a third-grade teacher or a real estate agent, you know when you're doing good work. You're passionate about it.

The food and drink that goes along with football is one of the best things: hamburgers, hotdogs, chips and dips. At the stadium I would probably get nachos, but when I'm at home we order pizza a lot.

That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.

I believe it's a real tedious hostage negotiation to have a marriage be what it is.

You are a soul that is temporarily utilizing your body.

My lazy, unfair assumption is that everything's easier when you're young and stunning. And maybe it is! But I'd like to see for myself.

The mark of a man of God is God upon the man.

A lot of labels are hiring a lot more accountants than people that know music.