I questioned everything. I didn't see a character developed in Platoon at all. The character in Blue Velvet was much more fascinating to me

I'd like to do more Shakespeare. I'd like to do Iago in Othello. I look so benign. It would be interesting to see that black evil come out of my soul

I can move around the floor, but I don't know if I'd call that dancing!

I can't get a job, I can't get arrested.

I already felt disengaged with my contemporaries.

To quote Agent Cooper, 'I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange.'

Actors have an unusual perspective on clothing. You've really got to know the impact of what you're wearing on the character you're playing