David Lynch
David Lynch
David Keith Lynchis an American director, screenwriter, visual artist, musician, actor, and author. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed a unique cinematic style. The surreal and, in many cases, violent elements contained within his films have been known to "disturb, offend or mystify" audiences...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth20 January 1946
CityMissoula, MT
CountryUnited States of America
growing-up listening grew
I didn't really grow up listening to blues, because I grew up in the Northwest. It wasn't really the center for blues.
beautiful get-better pits
Digital video is so beautiful. It's lightweight, modern, and it's only getting better. It's put film into the La Brea Tar Pits.
sleep meditation important
Sleep is really important. You need to rest the physiology to be able to work weel and meditate well. When I don't get enough sleep, my meditations are duller. You may even dip into sleep at the beginning of your meditation, because you're settling down. But if you're well rested, you'll have a clearer deeper experience.
inspiration giants pieces
Francis Bacon is one of my giant inspirations. I just love him to pieces.
real interesting comedy
Humor is very interesting to me. My films are not comedies, but there's comedy in them from time to time, absurdities, just like in real life.
thinking hollywood film
Most of Hollywood is about making money - and I love money, but I don't make the films thinking about money...
school creative mind
Someday, hopefully very soon, 'diving within' as a preparation for learning and as a tool for developing the creative potential of the mind will be a standard part of every school’s curriculum.
cities towns factories
I always loved smokestack industry, and I love towns or cities that have grown up around factories.
strong real creativity
A lot of artists think they want anger. But a real, strong, bitter anger occupies the mind, leaving no room for creativity.
talking space together
Everyone is on the internet but they're not all talking with each other. There are groups upon groups out there, but they don't talk to one another. So while the internet brings everyone into a shared space, it does not necessarily bring them together.
fans tesla
I don't like Thomas Edison. I'm a fan of Nicolai Tesla.
falling-in-love ideas next
I have no problem getting financing. I have a problem catching ideas that I fall in love with for the next feature.
suffering scene filmmaker
A filmmaker doesn't have to suffer to show suffering. You just have to understand it. You don't have to die to shoot a death scene.
fun teenager thinking
As a teenager, I was really trying to have fun 24 hours a day. I didn't start thinking until I was 20 or 21. I was doing regular goof-ball stuff.