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" Hamlet is a little daunting. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Hamlet
Little
Daunting
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" I always think of the Pacific Northwest as giant trees and rain and clouds and dampness, like the Native American art from that area. That all says Pacific Northwest to me. Salmon. It really only exists on the Western side of the Cascades. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Trees
Art
Clouds
" 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? "
Kyle MacLachlan
World
Crazy
Day
" I never felt that my life was not complete without a child. I don't know if that, as a younger man, I'd have had full appreciation for it. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Man
Appreciation
Child
" I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Everyone
See
I Am
" When the audience first sees Cooper talking into his tape recorder at the beginning of 'Twin Peaks,' I think that's the greatest introduction to a character I've seen in my career. It tells you everything about the guy right there in a few minutes as well as bringing up a whole load of questions. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Character
Questions
Beginning
" I've got German, Cornish and Scottish ancestry. It might help explain my affinity for forests, the sea, and fatty foods. "
Kyle MacLachlan
German
Help
Got
" 'Portlandia' is the most fun show. When I get a breakdown of what the arc of the story is going to be, I could never in my wildest dreams anticipate the direction. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Story
Never
Fun
" I like eating, cooking and shopping. It all goes together. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Cooking
Together
Shopping
" If I'm going to make something in the kitchen, even if it's something as simple as a sandwich, I will take the extra time to make it a great sandwich instead of just an average sandwich. I don't mind investing a little extra work to make something special. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Work
Great
Kitchen
" The fact 'Twin Peaks' had a life at all took most of us in the cast by surprise. We thought it would be too unusual for network television. The original intention was that it would be a two-hour movie. If the network didn't want to pick it up as a series, it could just show that. But ABC took a chance. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Want
Life
Chance
" I think my wife married me for my guacamole. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Think
I Think
Married
" Most actors are pretty adaptable because we work with so many directors. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Most
Work
Pretty
" I'd love to visit South America, especially Argentina, as I'm a winemaker myself. They do a fantastic malbec, so it would be a dream to sample their grapes. New Zealand would be great, too. I'm a golfer, so it would combine both my loves. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Myself
Great
Dream
" I try to travel as light as possible to avoid baggage issues. Los Angeles airport is notorious for baggage delays, so I'll often FedEx a suitcase ahead or back so I don't need to stand around; it also minimises problems at check-in. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Light
Problems
Travel
" I did a little movie called 'Touch of Pink,' where I played a Cary Grant-type guy, which I thought was a lot of fun, and I thought I was moderately successful in my own interpretation of Cary Grant. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Successful
My Own
Pink
" The difference with doing a play is that you are in control. In film you are in the hands of the director and the editor and the producer. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Film
Control
You
" Everyone has their 'Showgirls.' We remember the great films actors have been in, and the rest get forgotten. But occasionally, people like to revisit the ones that get swept aside. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Everyone
Rest
Great
" When I went back home to Seattle after filming 'Dune' in Mexico, I thought, 'Did this really happen?' "
Kyle MacLachlan
Mexico
Back
Home
" Sometimes for an afternoon snack, I'll get some tortilla chips and half an avocado, and I'll just eat that like guacamole. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Half
Sometimes
Snack
" I like to go and watch 'Blade Runner,' which made no sense but which I loved going into that world. I think people loved going into the world of 'Dune' with all of its problems. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Loved
Think
Problems
" My first-ever visit to a cheese factory was in Tillamook Washington... yes, I am that nerdy. "
Kyle MacLachlan
I Am
Am
Cheese
" The Monmouth Coffee Shop is the best place in London. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Place
Best
Shop
" Walla Walla is where I make wine, with Eric Dunham. He and I partnered up on a small project for me. We make pretty good cabernet and syrah. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Wine
Good
Me
" When I'm in a foreign city, I like to get to know it like a local. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Get
Like
Foreign
" Looking at 70 from 49, I don't see it slowing me down. Maybe I'll need a nap during the day! I'm thinking when I'm 85 I'll settle down a bit. But I'm going to fight, kicking and screaming, every step of the way. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Thinking
Looking
Me
" I get very caught up with things. I used to be dominated by domestic things. I had a lovely house in LA-and it became this growing, mad obsession. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Obsession
Mad
Lovely
" I think most actors feel an obligation to do right by the people they're playing. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Playing
Think
People
" When I think of 'Mad Dog Time,' I think of the fact that I got to drive fast cars all day long up in Canada. That was really fun. We were on these back roads with these great cars. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Great
Time
Day
" My breakfast consists of two cappuccinos and maybe a toasted English muffin, and that's pretty much it for me unless I decide to go a little more upscale, and then I'll have scrambled eggs. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Pretty
Me
Go
" I originally wanted to be an opera singer. I studied classical voice at the University of Washington but soon realised I didn't have the instrument or the discipline. The road for opera singers is more difficult than for actors. "
Kyle MacLachlan
Road
Washington
Discipline