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

These same people seem to forget that mother also took a lot of chances with the type of roles she played.

I am much more radical in my beliefs than my products represent me to be.

But my mother loved The Elephant Man, and my father gave David Lynch a scholarship to study in Rome.

I didn't want to become an actress because the competition with my mother would have been to much to live up to.

Adoption has the dimension of connection - not only to your own tribe, but beyond, widening the scope of what constitutes love, ties and family. It is a larger embrace. By adopting, we stretch past our immediate circles and, by reaching out, find an unexpected sense of belonging with others.

It's hard to make a living in any of the arts. When most people think of artists, they think of the stars and the celebrities. But that's such a tiny minority of the elites who are able to make those millions of dollars. The reality is that it's very hard for the rest to make a living as an artist. So, you really have to persevere and understand that achieving the sort of success where you're making the big money is like winning the lottery.