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

The reason of my life is not to be the most beautiful woman in the world.

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

If you go to a therapist, they say, 'Are you sure? How do you feel about your wrinkles?' And I say, 'I don't know, because I don't really see them.' I see my hands, but I don't see my face, so it's not a torment. I only see it for five minutes in the morning when I brush my teeth! When you read women's magazines you always read about this drama of getting old, about anti-aging cream and plastic surgery and whatever else. But I think if you're independent, like I have grown to be, it's welcome.

When I took my clothes off in Blue Velvet, I wanted to convey the brutality of sex abuse. I wanted to look like a quartered cow hanging in a butcher shop as well as disturbingly appealing.

I have the most fun writing and directing. And I always choose myself as the lead actor.

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