I think my mother became the muse because she had everything when she was in Hollywood: she had the marriage, the success, the money, all the films she wanted to do and yet even her, she had a longing and wanted to work with a film that had meaning, something more profound. And I think that was very touching to father.

But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored!

Although Dorothy in Blue Velvet was humiliated and hurt by men, basically I could react to how she felt.

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

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 don't think a Hollywood actor is safe from acting in the rain: it all depends on the film.

In America, they are paranoid about ruining the reputations of people once they are dead and cannot answer back. They have this fascination which to me seems cruel and morbid. I do not want any part of it