Quotes / David Lynch

"OK, we're in a David Lynch movie. Where's the dwarf?"

— Catherine Willows, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, "Living Doll"

"It's better not to know so much about what things mean or how they might be interpreted or you'll be too afraid to let things keep happening. Psychology destroys the mystery, this kind of magic quality. It can be reduced to certain neuroses or certain things, and since it is now named and defined, it's lost its mystery and the potential for a vast, infinite experience."

—David Lynch

"Bullshit. That's how I feel. Total..fucking..bullshit."

—David Lynch when asked in an interview about his opinion on Product Placement in films

"What is this with everybody? What is it? Really? Why? I'm serious. Fuckin' A, man. It drives me nuts. Who gives a fucking shit how long a scene is?"

—David Lynch on an attempt at meddling a scene from season 3 of Twin Peaks

David Lynch: Believe it or not, Eraserhead is my most spiritual film.
BAFTA Interviewer David Lean: Elaborate on that, if you would.
David Lynch: No, I won't.

—David Lynch when asked to elaborate on that.

David Lynch: What's that buzzing?
Zach Braff lookalike: It's the lights.
David Lynch: Fuck. Drives you nuts. (Proceeds to smile at one of the crew members afterwards.)

—David Lynch is irritated by the buzzing on the set of Inland Empire.

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