--- title: "28 Ifs Quotes By David Lynch" description: "28 Ifs quotes by David Lynch. Plus more from David Lynch and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24d/david-lynch-911_bliss_we-re-like-lightbulbs-if-bliss-starts-gr_2869298.jpg" --- > [We're like lightbulbs. If bliss starts growing inside you, it's like a light; it affects the environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/we-re-like-lightbulbs-if-bliss-starts-growing-inside-you-it-s-like-a/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24d/david-lynch-911_bliss_we-re-like-lightbulbs-if-bliss-starts-gr_2869298.jpg) > [If a scene isn't honest, it stands out like a sore thumb.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/if-a-scene-isn-t-honest-it-stands-out-like-a-sore-thumb/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/david-lynch-911_honest_if-a-scene-isn-t-honest-it-stands-out-li_1290446.jpg) > [Don't make a film if it can't be the film you want to make. It's a joke, and a sick joke, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/don-t-make-a-film-if-it-can-t-be-the-film-you-want-to-make-it-s-a/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/263/david-lynch-911_cinema_don-t-make-a-film-if-it-can-t-be-the-fil_1512714.jpg) > [I let the actors work out their ideas before shooting, then tell them what attitudes I want. If a scene isn't honest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-let-the-actors-work-out-their-ideas-before-shooting-then-tell-them/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/david-lynch-911_actors_i-let-the-actors-work-out-their-ideas-be_3091919.jpg) > [If you keep your eye on the doughnut and do your work, that's all you can control. You can't control any of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/if-you-keep-your-eye-on-the-doughnut-and-do-your-work-that-s-all-you/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4de/david-lynch-911_control_if-you-keep-your-eye-on-the-doughnut-and_2550097.jpg) > [The human being is like a light bulb. If a human being is super stressed, depressed and filled with negativity, this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/the-human-being-is-like-a-light-bulb-if-a-human-being-is-super/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4a/david-lynch-911_bulbs_the-human-being-is-like-a-light-bulb-if_3204911.jpg) > [ It's a simple thing he \[Frank Daniel\] taught me. If you want to make a feature film, you get ideas for 70… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/it-s-a-simple-thing-he-frank-daniel-taught-me-if-you-want-to-make-a/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/david-lynch-911_cards_it-s-a-simple-thing-he-frank-daniel-taug_1284657.jpg) > [One change of attitude would change everything. If everyone realized that it could be a beautiful world and said, 'let's not do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/one-change-of-attitude-would-change-everything-if-everyone-realized/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ce/david-lynch-911_attitude_one-change-of-attitude-would-change-ever_19488.jpg) > [My childhood was elegant homes, tree lined streets, the milkman, building backyard forts, droning airplanes, blue skies, picket fences, green grass, cherry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/my-childhood-was-elegant-homes-tree-lined-streets-the-milkman/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1db/david-lynch-911_airplane_my-childhood-was-elegant-homes-tree-line_641033.jpg) > [If the people in a relationship were able to get rid of this torment within and replace it with happiness, love, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/if-the-people-in-a-relationship-were-able-to-get-rid-of-this-torment/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/david-lynch-911_ability_if-the-people-in-a-relationship-were-abl_773017.jpg) > [Transcendental Meditation is not a religion, it's not against any religion, it's for human beings, no matter what color, what religion, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/transcendental-meditation-is-not-a-religion-it-s-not-against-any/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/493/david-lynch-911_advantage_transcendental-meditation-is-not-a-relig_3089493.jpg) > [But if you can expand that consciousness, make it grow, then when you read about that book, you'll have more understanding; when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/but-if-you-can-expand-that-consciousness-make-it-grow-then-when-you/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/david-lynch-911_absurdity_but-if-you-can-expand-that-consciousness_989341.jpg) > [If a human being is filled with happiness and positivity, this is what they radiate out into the world. We each affect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/if-a-human-being-is-filled-with-happiness-and-positivity-this-is-what/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/david-lynch-911_collective-conscious_if-a-human-being-is-filled-with-happines_131909.jpg) > [I long for a kind of quiet where I can just drift and dream. I always say getting inspiration is like fishing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-long-for-a-kind-of-quiet-where-i-can-just-drift-and-dream-i-always/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/david-lynch-911_bait_i-long-for-a-kind-of-quiet-where-i-can-j_2380225.jpg) > [Sleep is really important. You need to rest the physiology to be able to work weel and meditate well. When I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/sleep-is-really-important-you-need-to-rest-the-physiology-to-be-able/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/david-lynch-911_able_sleep-is-really-important-you-need-to-re_2694313.jpg) > [When you do something that works you have a happiness, but I don't know if it's a feeling of power. Power is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/when-you-do-something-that-works-you-have-a-happiness-but-i-don-t/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/david-lynch-911_certain_when-you-do-something-that-works-you-hav_581192.jpg) > [They say that negative things like stress, anxiety, tension, sorrow, and depression "squeeze the tube" so ideas don't flow through it. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/they-say-that-negative-things-like-stress-anxiety-tension-sorrow-and/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/david-lynch-911_anxiety_they-say-that-negative-things-like-stres_1882874.jpg) > [If you have a golf-ball-sized consciousness, when you read a book, you'll have a golf-ball-sized understanding; when you look out a window,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/if-you-have-a-golf-ball-sized-consciousness-when-you-read-a-book-you/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc0/david-lynch-911_awareness_if-you-have-a-golf-ball-sized-consciousn_3208494.jpg) > [I'm lost in a transition. The old is dead, and I don't know what the new is. The only way to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-m-lost-in-a-transition-the-old-is-dead-and-i-don-t-know-what-the/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa8/david-lynch-911_absurdity_i-m-lost-in-a-transition-the-old-is-dead_1095721.jpg) > [Ideas are floating like fish. Desire for an idea is like a bait on a hook. If you desire an idea, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/ideas-are-floating-like-fish-desire-for-an-idea-is-like-a-bait-on-a/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/david-lynch-911_bait_ideas-are-floating-like-fish-desire-for_351368.jpg) > [ I didn't know anything about film when I first started - I was a painter - but I \[always\] felt that sound… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-didn-t-know-anything-about-film-when-i-first-started-i-was-a/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e87/david-lynch-911_carrie_i-didn-t-know-anything-about-film-when-i_868750.jpg) > [Stories have tangents; they open up and become different things. You can still have a structure, but you should leave room to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/stories-have-tangents-they-open-up-and-become-different-things-you/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f2/david-lynch-911_abstract_stories-have-tangents-they-open-up-and-b_2430016.jpg) > [This is a donut. It is very sweet, and very good. But if you've never tasted a donut, you wouldn't really know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/this-is-a-donut-it-is-very-sweet-and-very-good-but-if-you-ve-never/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/david-lynch-911_donuts_this-is-a-donut-it-is-very-sweet-and-ver_901960.jpg) > [Forget being the best of anything. That's the fruit of the action, and you do the work -they say- for the doing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/forget-being-the-best-of-anything-that-s-the-fruit-of-the-action-and/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/david-lynch-911_absurdity_forget-being-the-best-of-anything-that-s_2849072.jpg) > [Nowadays, people shoot digitally and it's all in color, but you press a button and it all goes to black and white.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/nowadays-people-shoot-digitally-and-it-s-all-in-color-but-you-press-a/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d39/david-lynch-911_black_nowadays-people-shoot-digitally-and-it-s_63824.jpg) > [Instead of instilling fear, if a company offered a way for everyone in the business to dive within-to start expanding energy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/instead-of-instilling-fear-if-a-company-offered-a-way-for-everyone-in/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/david-lynch-911_business_instead-of-instilling-fear-if-a-company_220400.jpg) > [My movies are film-paintings - moving portraits captured on celluloid. I'll layer that with sound to create a unique mood -- like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/my-movies-are-film-paintings-moving-portraits-captured-on-celluloid-i/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52b/david-lynch-911_beautiful_my-movies-are-film-paintings-moving-port_2315453.jpg) > [Negativity is the enemy of creativity. For instance if you're filled with depression, you can hardly even get out of bed, let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/negativity-is-the-enemy-of-creativity-for-instance-if-you-re-filled/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d25/david-lynch-911_anger_negativity-is-the-enemy-of-creativity-fo_1720724.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by David Lynch > [I like L.A. because of the light. The light makes me feel so good. It's really beautiful. And there's something about L.A. being so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-like-l-a-because-of-the-light-the-light-makes-me-feel-so-good-it-s/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) > [One change of attitude would change everything. If everyone realized that it could be a beautiful world and said, 'let's not do these things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/one-change-of-attitude-would-change-everything-if-everyone-realized/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) > [A poet could write volumes about diners, because they're so beautiful. They're brightly lit, with chrome and booths and Naugahyde and great waitresses. Now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/a-poet-could-write-volumes-about-diners-because-they-re-so-beautiful/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) > [Surface cures are not going to get rid of the torment that's inside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/surface-cures-are-not-going-to-get-rid-of-the-torment-that-s-inside/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) > [When you get an idea and you fall in love with it there's not a whole lot of choice. You're going down a street…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/when-you-get-an-idea-and-you-fall-in-love-with-it-there-s-not-a-whole/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) > [Nowadays, people shoot digitally and it's all in color, but you press a button and it all goes to black and white. But it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/nowadays-people-shoot-digitally-and-it-s-all-in-color-but-you-press-a/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) > [I love seeing people come out of darkness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-love-seeing-people-come-out-of-darkness/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) > [I supported myself by delivering the 'Wall Street Journal' and doing odd jobs. I love plumbing and carpentry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-supported-myself-by-delivering-the-wall-street-journal-and-doing/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) > [So much of what happened to me is good fortune. But I would say: Try to get a job that gives you some time;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/so-much-of-what-happened-to-me-is-good-fortune-but-i-would-say-try-to/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) > [Achievement is its own reward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/achievement-is-its-own-reward/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) > [I like to remember things my own way. How I remembered them, not necessarily the way they happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-like-to-remember-things-my-own-way-how-i-remembered-them-not/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) > [“The idea tells you everything. Lots of times I get ideas, I fall in love with them. Those ones you fall in love with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/the-idea-tells-you-everything-lots-of-times-i-get-ideas-i-fall-in/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) > [When you have something that brings a real emotion, that's the power of cinema.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/when-you-have-something-that-brings-a-real-emotion-that-s-the-power/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) > [If a human being is filled with happiness and positivity, this is what they radiate out into the world. We each affect our environment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/if-a-human-being-is-filled-with-happiness-and-positivity-this-is-what/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) > [I always loved smokestack industry, and I love towns or cities that have grown up around factories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-always-loved-smokestack-industry-and-i-love-towns-or-cities-that/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/david-lynch/#itemlist", "name": "28 Ifs Quotes By David Lynch", "numberOfItems": 28, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We're like lightbulbs. 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