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" The way 'Showgirls' was presented to me, it sounded like an interesting project, and it kind of just went off the rails as we were doing it. "

Kyle MacLachlan

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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. "

Kyle MacLachlan

" 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. "

Kyle MacLachlan

" 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. "

Kyle MacLachlan

" 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

" 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

" 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. "

Kyle MacLachlan

" I really fight for my privacy. "

Kyle MacLachlan

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

Kyle MacLachlan

" 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. "

Kyle MacLachlan

" 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

" 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

" When I started acting, my whole focus and intention was to work as a stage actor in a company where you're asked to different roles - do a comedy, do a tragedy, etc. I haven't had any reservations about jumping from one type of genre to another. "

Kyle MacLachlan

" When I went back home to Seattle after filming 'Dune' in Mexico, I thought, 'Did this really happen?' "

Kyle MacLachlan

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

Kyle MacLachlan

" 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

" 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

" A lot's riding on 'Dune,' and my friends in Seattle realize what's happening if I freak out a bit. They accept whatever I happen to be, and they tell me when I'm slipping out of Kyle. They call me the 'God Emperor of the Universe.' "

Kyle MacLachlan

" 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! "

Kyle MacLachlan

" It's amazing to think of the nutritional responsibility you have in cooking for a kid, which then makes you wonder if you're getting enough yourself. "

Kyle MacLachlan

" 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

" 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. "

Kyle MacLachlan

" 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

" I like eating, cooking and shopping. It all goes together. "

Kyle MacLachlan

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

Kyle MacLachlan

" 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

" 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

" 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. "

Kyle MacLachlan

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

Kyle MacLachlan

" 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. "

Kyle MacLachlan

" 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