When you do something that works you have a happiness, but I don't know if it's a feeling of power. Power is… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
I don't paint the town red. But when I do go out, people always want to touch my hair. It happens every… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
If we didn't want to upset anyone, we would make films about sewing, but even that could be dangerous. But I think… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
Well, I've been blessed with good hair, or at least some people think it is. It is the way it is, sort… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
It's a simple thing he [Frank Daniel] taught me. If you want to make a feature film, you get ideas for 70… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
I'm convinced we all are voyeurs. It's part of the detective thing. We want to know secrets and we want to know… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
I like things that go into hidden, mysterious places, places I want to explore that are very disturbing. In that disturbing thing,… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
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… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
Making a film is a beautiful mystery. You go deep into the wood, and you don't want to come out of that… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
We want to generate the electricity of peace through music, and it’s a thrill to know that the super-creative, enthusiastic musicians of… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
I love mysteries. To fall into a mystery and its danger ... everything becomes so intense in those moments. When most mysteries… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
Music as background to me becomes like a mosquito, an insect. In the studio we have big speakers, and to me that's… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
A lot of artists think they want anger. But a real, strong, bitter anger occupies the mind, leaving no room for creativity. — David Lynch Copy Share Image
I let the actors work out their ideas before shooting, then tell them what attitudes I want. If a scene isn't honest,… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
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… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
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… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
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,… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
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… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
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… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
I supported myself by delivering the 'Wall Street Journal' and doing odd jobs. I love plumbing and carpentry. — David Lynch Copy Share Image
So much of what happened to me is good fortune. But I would say: Try to get a job that gives you some time;… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
I like to remember things my own way. How I remembered them, not necessarily the way they happened. — David Lynch Copy Share Image
“The idea tells you everything. Lots of times I get ideas, I fall in love with them. Those ones you fall in love with… — David Lynch Copy Share Image