When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble

There's something so accessible about heroes who have faults.

I'm interested in human nature. That's why I chose to become an actor. Whatever people are struggling with, the struggle is often where the drama is.

What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to an artist how deeply their work has affected you?

It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a bimbo only when people know that you really aren't one.

I'd never done nudity in a movie; I've never sort of condoned it for myself, but David Lynch wanted it, and I was completely comfortable with it because that love story was so protected. There's never a moment where you feel anything is exploited.

It's very easy to get caught up in - there's a hype going on now that I haven't seen in years, and it's actually more about press than it is about an actor's work or what films they've been in.