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" 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. "

Kyle MacLachlan

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" David Lynch plucked me from obscurity. He cast me as the lead in 'Dune' and 'Blue Velvet,' and people have seen me as this boy-next-door-cooking-up-something-weird-in-the-basement ever since. I was 23 when I first met him, in his bungalow on the Universal lot, and could never have predicted we would have such an enduring relationship. "

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" My workout is my meditation. "

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" 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. "

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" Becoming a parent expands you as a human being. I am having the most wonderful time. You've married, but the addition of a child strengthens and deepens everything. "

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" 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. "

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" 'Dune' was like a giant machine, and it was hard to keep track of all the pieces, but 'Blue Velvet' was a very sleek, compact little experience. "

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" I have an avocado tree at my place in Los Angeles - it's the smoother-skinned one, which tends to be a little stringy. Often the birds or raccoons get the avocados before I can harvest them. I have figs, too, which are great with prosciutto, of course. I have limes and lemons, which I use to make lemonade. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" My first-ever visit to a cheese factory was in Tillamook Washington... yes, I am that nerdy. "

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" Hamlet is a little daunting. "

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" 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. "

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" I'm a pretty organised packer, laying out everything beforehand, as I don't like to take extra stuff. I've got a good eye for judging how much I can stuff into one suitcase. I've often not brought the right items, but I'd never avoided a chance to shop, unlike most men. "

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" 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. "

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" Even after doing that TV thing, 'Roswell,' I'm still waiting to see my first UFO. "

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" 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. "

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" I've done Graham Norton's show three times now. He tackles taboos and subject matter that wouldn't make it past the censors in the States. "

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" '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. "

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" The Monmouth Coffee Shop is the best place in London. "

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" Sometimes for an afternoon snack, I'll get some tortilla chips and half an avocado, and I'll just eat that like guacamole. "

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" I think my wife married me for my guacamole. "

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" 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. "

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" Becoming a father increases your capacity for love and your level of patience. It opens up another door in a person - a door which you may not even have known was there. That's what I feel with my son. There's suddenly another level of love that expands. My son is my greatest joy, out of everything in my life. "

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" The nice thing about New York is that you're finally able to wear those winter clothes that have been sitting in your closet in mothballs. "

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" Hollywood is not good when it comes to age. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" I think most actors feel an obligation to do right by the people they're playing. "

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