David Lynch

“psychogenic fugue”—describing an event where the mind tricks itself to escape some horror. So, in a way, Lost Highway is about that. And also the fact that nothing can stay hidden forever.

I don’t necessarily love rotting bodies, but there’s a texture to a rotting body that is unbelievable.

But if it is allowed to age, then man has built it and nature has added into it—it’s so organic.

It’s crucial to have a setup, so that, at any given moment, when you get an idea, you have the place and the tools to make it happen.

is phenomenal beyond the beyond

That always seems to backfire

And sometimes, in a frame, if there’s some question about what you’re seeing, or some dark corner, the mind can go dreaming. If everything is crystal clear in that frame, that’s what it is—that’s all it is.

A tiny little picture, instead of a giant big picture, is going to be how people see films. And the good news: At least people will have their headphones. Sound will become, I think, even more important.

The whole thing is, when those curtains open, and the lights go down, we must be able to go into that world. And in many ways, it’s getting very difficult to go into a world

ut I would say: Try to get a job that gives you some time; get your sleep and a little bit of food; and work as much as you can.There’s so much enjoyment in doing what you love