--- title: "19 Kind Quotes By David Lynch" description: "19 Kind quotes by David Lynch. Plus more from David Lynch and more Kind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e19/david-lynch-911_bob_i-love-bob-dylan-who-doesn-t-he-tapped-i_1505768.jpg" --- > [I love Bob Dylan. Who doesn't? He tapped into some kind of vein and it keeps on keeping on. There's nobody like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-love-bob-dylan-who-doesn-t-he-tapped-into-some-kind-of-vein-and-it/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e19/david-lynch-911_bob_i-love-bob-dylan-who-doesn-t-he-tapped-i_1505768.jpg) > [If you stay true to your ideas, film-making becomes an inside-out, honest kind of process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/if-you-stay-true-to-your-ideas-film-making-becomes-an-inside-out/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afa/david-lynch-911_becomes_if-you-stay-true-to-your-ideas-film-maki_2759981.jpg) > [Stories hold conflict and contrast, highs and lows, life and death, and the human struggle and all kinds of things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/stories-hold-conflict-and-contrast-highs-and-lows-life-and-death-and/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/968/david-lynch-911_all-kinds_stories-hold-conflict-and-contrast-highs_914757.jpg) > [Building a set is like building a place, but it's a temporary place, because sets usually get torn down. Kind of unfortunate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/building-a-set-is-like-building-a-place-but-it-s-a-temporary-place/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/david-lynch-911_building_building-a-set-is-like-building-a-place_389172.jpg) > [Film noir has a mood that everyone can feel. It’s people in trouble, at night, with a little bit of wind and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/film-noir-has-a-mood-that-everyone-can-feel-it-s-people-in-trouble-at/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/382/david-lynch-911_beautiful_film-noir-has-a-mood-that-everyone-can-f_2565310.jpg) > [Domestic violence and violence against women in general seems to be a big problem everywhere in the world. It seems to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/domestic-violence-and-violence-against-women-in-general-seems-to-be-a/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/david-lynch-911_all-kinds_domestic-violence-and-violence-against-w_3168317.jpg) > [In Hollywood, more often than not, they're making more kind of traditional films, stories that are understood by people. And the entire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/in-hollywood-more-often-than-not-they-re-making-more-kind-of/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/david-lynch-911_cinema_in-hollywood-more-often-than-not-they-re_1394243.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) > [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) > [I think part of the reason ideas haven't come in is that the world of cinema is changing so drastically, and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-think-part-of-the-reason-ideas-haven-t-come-in-is-that-the-world-of/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/003/david-lynch-911_cinema_i-think-part-of-the-reason-ideas-haven-t_839480.jpg) > [As a kid, I was always building things. My father had a shop in the house, and we built things - we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/as-a-kid-i-was-always-building-things-my-father-had-a-shop-in-the/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/david-lynch-911_building_as-a-kid-i-was-always-building-things-my_1185245.jpg) > [Happy accidents are real gifts, and they can open the door to a future that didn't even exist. It's kind of nice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/happy-accidents-are-real-gifts-and-they-can-open-the-door-to-a-future/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/david-lynch-911_accidents_happy-accidents-are-real-gifts-and-they_866189.jpg) > [People say my films are dark. But like lightness, darkness stems from a reflection of the world. The thing is, I get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/people-say-my-films-are-dark-but-like-lightness-darkness-stems-from-a/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc8/david-lynch-911_cinema_people-say-my-films-are-dark-but-like-li_2878999.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) > [Being in darkness and confusion is interesting to me. But behind it you can rise out of that and see things the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/being-in-darkness-and-confusion-is-interesting-to-me-but-behind-it-2/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/david-lynch-911_absurdity_being-in-darkness-and-confusion-is-inter_1058199.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) > [When you make your first film, it's really hard in some ways. You're just nowhere. But then you have something. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/when-you-make-your-first-film-it-s-really-hard-in-some-ways-you-re/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/562/david-lynch-911_cinema_when-you-make-your-first-film-it-s-reall_2692942.jpg) > [It's better not to know so much about what things mean or how they might be interpreted or you'll be too afraid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/it-s-better-not-to-know-so-much-about-what-things-mean-or-how-they-2/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/570/david-lynch-911_certain_it-s-better-not-to-know-so-much-about-wh_947244.jpg) > [I learned that just beneath the surface there's another world, and still different worlds as you dig deeper. I knew it as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-learned-that-just-beneath-the-surface-there-s-another-world-and/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c29/david-lynch-911_absurdity_i-learned-that-just-beneath-the-surface_2079238.jpg) ## Other authors on Kind ## 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/kind/david-lynch/#itemlist", "name": "19 Kind Quotes By David Lynch", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love Bob Dylan. Who doesn't? He tapped into some kind of vein and it keeps on keeping on. There's nobody like him. 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