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

Helmut Lang does a lot of very military-influenced things. You have to find the designer that suits your body the best, and he works for me.

I'm pretty, for lack of a better word, happy-go-lucky. I take things very seriously, but I'm very aware of people around me. I like to be part of a group that's working together towards something positive.

For the time it takes to make the film, you are treated like a cosseted pet. Then the process is over, and you're hung out to dry. It's like being a mink.

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

The film world is a crazy place to be. You sit around all day waiting for the phone to ring. Are people talking about you or aren't they?

I believe in fate. Sometimes that means an old bearded guy sitting on a cloud and pulling the strings; sometimes it means random atoms swirling through a cheerless universe; sometimes it means everything being preordained thanks to your karma credit from your previous lives.