I was always fascinated by the infinite, strange and 'scandalous' ways that insects copulate.

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.

If you think God’s there, He is. If you don’t, He isn’t. And if that’s what God’s like, I wouldn’t worry about it.

A man must...not be content to do things well, but must also aim to do them gracefully.

To completely understand me you must first accept that I am not you.

A good listener is one who always pays attention, not to gain, but to learn.

Do all you can to make your dreams come true.

The way to bring gas prices down is to end our dependence on oil and use the renewable sources that can give us the equivalent of $1 per gallon gasoline.

You've got to keep fighting; you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.

You can always say sorry but the real apology is when you hear the sadness in their voice and see the look in their eyes. And you realize that they have hurt themselves just as much.

Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer.

Inanimate objects sometimes appear endowed with a strange power of sight. A statue notices, a tower watches, the face of an edifice contemplates.