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" My first album was The Doobie Brothers... 'Captain and Me.' You always remember your first! "

Kyle MacLachlan

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" Working on 'Housewives' was very similar to 'Sex and the City.' Different cities, of course, but a high level of talent in the writing and acting on both! "

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" 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? "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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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 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. "

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

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" When I'm in a foreign city, I like to get to know it like a local. "

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" I'm proud of 'The Hidden.' I feel like we took a B-movie and kind of turned it into an A-minus action movie. We kind of elevated the material a little bit. It's got a great car-chase scene at the very beginning. It has some terrific moments in it, some funny stuff. It's a great rental. "

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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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" 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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" 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'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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" I've got German, Cornish and Scottish ancestry. It might help explain my affinity for forests, the sea, and fatty foods. "

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" I really fight for my privacy. "

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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. "

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" 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. "

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

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" Hamlet is a little daunting. "

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" 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. "

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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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" 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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" 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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