--- title: "19 Littles Quotes By David Lynch" description: "19 Littles quotes by David Lynch. Plus more from David Lynch and more Littles sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/460/david-lynch-911_absurdity_i-like-darkness-and-confusion-and-absurd_397391.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) > [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) > [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 discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-discovered-that-if-one-looks-a-little-closer-at-this-beautiful/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/david-lynch-911_always_i-discovered-that-if-one-looks-a-little_1289410.jpg) > [I love paint. I like watercolours. I like acrylic paint... a little bit. I like house paint. I like oil-based paint, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-love-paint-i-like-watercolours-i-like-acrylic-paint-a-little-bit-i/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/david-lynch-911_artist_i-love-paint-i-like-watercolours-i-like_164039.jpg) > [Music deals with time and timing. It's so magical, but when you get into it, every little sound and every little space…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/music-deals-with-time-and-timing-it-s-so-magical-but-when-you-get/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d32/david-lynch-911_critical_music-deals-with-time-and-timing-it-s-so_2181576.jpg) > [Inside, we are ageless and when we talk to ourselves, it’s the same age of the person we were talking to when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/inside-we-are-ageless-and-when-we-talk-to-ourselves-it-s-the-same-age/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/david-lynch-911_age_inside-we-are-ageless-and-when-we-talk-t_681454.jpg) > [So much of what happened to me is good fortune. But I would say: Try to get a job that gives you…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/david-lynch-911_bits_so-much-of-what-happened-to-me-is-good-f_104110.jpg) > [I was creative before I started meditating, but I had, looking back, a weakness. I wasn't self-assured. I had a little bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-was-creative-before-i-started-meditating-but-i-had-looking-back-a/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bc/david-lynch-911_assured_i-was-creative-before-i-started-meditati_1999418.jpg) > [When I was little in Spokane, Washington I drew all the time... and my father would bring paper home... and I mostly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/when-i-was-little-in-spokane-washington-i-drew-all-the-time-and-my/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26f/david-lynch-911_father_when-i-was-little-in-spokane-washington_2132709.jpg) > [Sometimes I get ideas for lyrics in anyplace, but I work a lot in the studio. So I collect little bits of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/sometimes-i-get-ideas-for-lyrics-in-anyplace-but-i-work-a-lot-in-the/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f1/david-lynch-911_bits_sometimes-i-get-ideas-for-lyrics-in-anyp_1963564.jpg) > [In film, life-and-death struggles make you sit up, lean forward a little bit. They amplify things happening, in smaller ways, in all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/in-film-life-and-death-struggles-make-you-sit-up-lean-forward-a/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/david-lynch-911_amplify_in-film-life-and-death-struggles-make-yo_261195.jpg) > [ I wouldn't know what to do with \[colour\]. Colour to me is too real. It's limiting. It doesn't allow too much of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-wouldn-t-know-what-to-do-with-colour-colour-to-me-is-too-real-it-s/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7b/david-lynch-911_black_i-wouldn-t-know-what-to-do-with-colour-c_1394957.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) > [I'm not comfortable with words. I love images ,and I love sounds, and I love feelings. I like the idea of intuition.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-m-not-comfortable-with-words-i-love-images-and-i-love-sounds-and-i/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/david-lynch-911_areas_i-m-not-comfortable-with-words-i-love-im_2790263.jpg) > [I hate slick and pretty things. I prefer mistakes and accidents. Which is why I like things like cuts and bruises -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-hate-slick-and-pretty-things-i-prefer-mistakes-and-accidents-which/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/820/david-lynch-911_accidents_i-hate-slick-and-pretty-things-i-prefer_1855791.jpg) > [These growth hormones, where can I get a bunch of them? Is there some way that, with electricity, you could stimulate your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/these-growth-hormones-where-can-i-get-a-bunch-of-them-is-there-some/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f51/david-lynch-911_bunch_these-growth-hormones-where-can-i-get-a_561840.jpg) > [Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/ideas-are-like-fish-if-you-want-to-catch-little-fish-you-can-stay-in/) [David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ec/david-lynch-911_abstract_ideas-are-like-fish-if-you-want-to-catch_1693956.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 Littles ## 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/littles/david-lynch/#itemlist", "name": "19 Littles Quotes By David Lynch", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like darkness and confusion and absurdity, but I like to know that there could be a little door that you could go out into a safe life area of happiness.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Lynch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-like-darkness-and-confusion-and-absurdity-but-i-like-to-know-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/460/david-lynch-911_absurdity_i-like-darkness-and-confusion-and-absurd_397391.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/460/david-lynch-911_absurdity_i-like-darkness-and-confusion-and-absurd_397391.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/460/david-lynch-911_absurdity_i-like-darkness-and-confusion-and-absurd_397391.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like darkness and confusion and absurdity, but I like to know that there could be a little door that you…” — David Lynch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Film noir has a mood that everyone can feel. 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