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.

Food is a big part of my culture, so everyone knows how to cook. When I came to America and asked a babysitter to softboil an egg for my son and she didn't know how, I was shocked.

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

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

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

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

You dont do an experimental film to become rich, so the people who are involved are involved because they enjoy the creative aspect of it.