I questioned everything. I didn't see a character developed in Platoon at all. The character in Blue Velvet was much more fascinating to 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

Relationships are never static. They have to evolve over time as the individuals in them change.

Those who live in gratitude start their day by setting their intentions and the direction they want to move in each day.

What you are seeking in your retreat, I see clearly in every road and alleyway.

I can see only three planets in the entire universe, namely Heaven, Earth and Me! Heaven shines its glory on Earth and the rays keep falling on Me! I have a call!

A day without work is a day without food.

Many heroic exploits and chivalrous adventures are related to me which exist only in the regions of fancy. With me the world has taken great liberties, and yet I have been but a common man.

All politics takes place on a slippery slope. The most important four words in politics are up to a point.

When I am making a film, I know what to do in front of a camera. What frightens me are the scenes with dialogue. Sometime they really want me to speak perfectly and I don't like that.

I am usually always singing about the same god damn person so I will love him forever but you know, it's all good. It's all good!

To me, most of life kind of lives in the grey and I don't just mean morally. I just mean kind of everything. If things were black and white it would be a lot clearer as to what to do all the time.