Norman Reedus

“The candy-coated sandman, Blue Velvet. This is one of my favorite movies. There’s certain directors that... They’re the star of the movie. Where you watch a movie and you’re like, 'Who’s the dude that made this movie?' And this is one of those movies that, when I saw it, I was like, 'Who’s that guy?' And I have a crazy connection to this movie because I had a friend of mine... She had the ear in a jar on her desk. She worked at the Picture Factory, David Lynch’s company, in L. A. At the time.”

“This movie, The Color of Pomegranates. 'Wow' to this movie. And this one, like the music and the artwork and the colors is just, like, another level right here. How I got introduced to this movie. Tarsem was directing the R. E. M. Music video. 'Losing My Religion,' right? That whole music video is from this movie. So if, if you’re an artsy-fartsy dude like I am, this is a definite watch.”

“Oh, Videodrome. This movie is another one. This is like one of those movies that you watch and you’re like, 'Who’s the dude that came up with this?' Yeah, and James Woods is... James Woods has this thing about him... I just want to punch him in the face. But also I think he’s amazing all at the same time. He’s so, so good in this. And also, like, what a crazy movie. I did a movie with Debbie Harry... One of the first things I asked her about was this movie.”

“And then My Own Private Idaho. This movie, the Gus Van Sant movie, it’s so honest... This is one of the movies that was coming out when I was trying to become an actor and I was, like, incredibly influenced by River Phoenix. I thought he was just, like, the thing. I remember the scene when they’re sitting around the campfire and he’s trying to tell him that he loves him... It was, like, one of the most heart-moving scenes. And I was like, 'God, how fucking punk rock is River Phoenix?'”