A lot of the advertisement is done by saying: first of all, have a complex about who you are.

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.

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.

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.

Ye might not know this about me…”

I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.

Be a creator, not a reactor.

Search your heart, search your soul, and when you find me there you'll search no more.

Competition is easier to accept if you realize it is not an act of oppression or abrasion-I've worked with my best friends in direct competition.

When I was growing up, my parents always told me that I had to do what I thought was right and not listen to other people. That was hard for me.

I love children and I love men, but I can't commit to either for the rest of my life.

We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces.

Hendrix inspired me, but I was still more into Wes Montgomery. I was also into the Allman Brothers around the time of those albums.

Shatter all your fear.