David Lynch quotes - page 5

In Hollywood, more often than not, they're making more kind of traditional films, stories that are understood by people. And the entire story is understood. And they become worried if even for one small moment something happens that is not understood by everyone. (David Lynch)
I think that commercials can really ruin a song. You know that the person sold the song for a good deal of money, and that was the tradeoff. But, music and picture can marry in a beautiful way, and the reverse also. View quote
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The business side of film has goofed up so many things, but even that's changing. It happened to the music industry and now it's happening to the film studios. It's crazy what's going on. But artists should have control of their work; especially if, as I always say, you never turn down a good idea and never take a bad idea. View quote
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I love the quality, feel and history of film. I love the pictures of the giant cameras and the way it was. View quote
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Stories hold conflict and contrast, highs and lows, life and death, and the human struggle and all kinds of things. View quote
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You get a painting idea, and you go do that. You get a cinema idea, and you go in to do that. The difference is, even though the paintings might take some time to make, with cinema you are booked for a year and a half, minimum. View quote
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There are only 24 hours in a day, and my top priority is working on my films, but I love short film experiments. View quote
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I found the world completely and totally fantastic as a child. View quote
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Anger and depression and sorrow are beautiful things in a story, but they are like poison to the filmmaker or artist. View quote
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I'm not always good with words. View quote
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I was in the woods a lot. And the woods for a child are magical. (David Lynch)
I like the saying "The world is as you are." View quote
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There is a plot. What would be the point of just a bunch of things? View quote
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There are many, many dark things flowing around in this world right now, and most films reflect the world in which we live. View quote
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You have so many tools. And so you can express a feeling and a thought that can't be conveyed any other way. It's a magical medium. View quote
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I read a sentence. And I closed the Bible, because that was it. And then I saw the thing as a whole. And it fulfilled this vision for me, 100 percent. I don't think I'll ever say what that sentence was. View quote
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We all reflect the world we live in. Even if you make a period film, it will reflect your times. View quote
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Right now, we gotta get peace back in the world. Peace is a real thing. View quote
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Even bad coffee is better than no coffee at all. View quote
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When you're an artist, you pick up on certain things that are in the air. View quote
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You fall in love with the first idea, that little tiny piece. And once you've got it, the rest will come in time. (David Lynch)
Everything I learned in my life, I learned because I decided to try something new. View quote
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It makes me uncomfortable to talk about meanings and things. View quote
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When I started meditating, I was filled with anxieties and fears. I felt a sense of depression and anger. I often took out this anger on my first wife. After I had been meditating for about two weeks, she came to me and said, "What's going on?" I was quiet for a moment. But finally I said, "What do you mean?" And she said, "This anger, where did it go?" View quote
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When I first heard about meditation, I had zero interest in it. I wasn't even curious. It sounded like a waste of time. What got me interested, though, was the phrase "true happiness lies within." View quote
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