--- title: "20 Knows Quotes By David Lynch" description: "20 Knows quotes by David Lynch. Plus more from David Lynch and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcd/david-lynch-911_born_it-s-important-to-listen-to-lots-of-diff_1855158.jpg" --- > [It's important to listen to lots of different genres because you never know when something will get born out of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/it-s-important-to-listen-to-lots-of-different-genres-because-you/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcd/david-lynch-911_born_it-s-important-to-listen-to-lots-of-diff_1855158.jpg) > [I don't know why people expect art to make sense. They accept the fact that life doesn't make sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-don-t-know-why-people-expect-art-to-make-sense-they-accept-the-fact/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/david-lynch-911_absurdity_i-don-t-know-why-people-expect-art-to-ma_1899214.jpg) > [Many things happen that we don't know the significance of until a little bit later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/many-things-happen-that-we-don-t-know-the-significance-of-until-a/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d7/david-lynch-911_bits_many-things-happen-that-we-don-t-know-th_2967882.jpg) > [I know club music has to be infectious and it's got to make you move.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-know-club-music-has-to-be-infectious-and-it-s-got-to-make-you-move/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b92/david-lynch-911_clubs_i-know-club-music-has-to-be-infectious-a_1119191.jpg) > [When you get an idea and you fall in love with it there's not a whole lot of choice. You're going down…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/767/david-lynch-911_bingo_when-you-get-an-idea-and-you-fall-in-lov_61579.jpg) > [I like darkness and confusion and absurdity, but I like to know that there could be a little door that you could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-like-darkness-and-confusion-and-absurdity-but-i-like-to-know-that/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/460/david-lynch-911_absurdity_i-like-darkness-and-confusion-and-absurd_397391.jpg) > [We want to generate the electricity of peace through music, and it’s a thrill to know that the super-creative, enthusiastic musicians of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/we-want-to-generate-the-electricity-of-peace-through-music-and-it-s-a/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2c/david-lynch-911_achieve_we-want-to-generate-the-electricity-of-p_2053969.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) > [ 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) > [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) > [Unfortunately, my ideas are not what you'd call commercial, and money really drives the boat these days. So I don't know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/unfortunately-my-ideas-are-not-what-you-d-call-commercial-and-money/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de2/david-lynch-911_able_unfortunately-my-ideas-are-not-what-you_2838327.jpg) > [Been trying the soapy water and instant coffee method. Works somewhat, but boy it tastes terrible. I don't know how you guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/been-trying-the-soapy-water-and-instant-coffee-method-works-somewhat/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8b/david-lynch-911_barista_been-trying-the-soapy-water-and-instant_2598027.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) > [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) > [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) > [I'm convinced we all are voyeurs. It's part of the detective thing. We want to know secrets and we want to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-m-convinced-we-all-are-voyeurs-it-s-part-of-the-detective-thing-we/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/david-lynch-911_behinds_i-m-convinced-we-all-are-voyeurs-it-s-pa_1318844.jpg) > [We all have at least two sides. The world we live in is a world of opposites. And the trick is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/we-all-have-at-least-two-sides-the-world-we-live-in-is-a-world-of/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/david-lynch-911_absurdity_we-all-have-at-least-two-sides-the-world_3206387.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) > [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) ## Other authors on Knows ## 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/knows/david-lynch/#itemlist", "name": "20 Knows Quotes By David Lynch", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's important to listen to lots of different genres because you never know when something will get born out of it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Lynch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/it-s-important-to-listen-to-lots-of-different-genres-because-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcd/david-lynch-911_born_it-s-important-to-listen-to-lots-of-diff_1855158.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcd/david-lynch-911_born_it-s-important-to-listen-to-lots-of-diff_1855158.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcd/david-lynch-911_born_it-s-important-to-listen-to-lots-of-diff_1855158.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's important to listen to lots of different genres because you never know when something will get born out…” — David Lynch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't know why people expect art to make sense. 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