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David Lynch is an American filmmaker, artist, and musician, celebrated for his surreal and innovative storytelling style. His works often blend dreamlike imagery with elements of mystery and psychological drama. He has influenced generations of filmmakers and continues to be a visionary in the world of cinema. Here are 156 of his quotes:

Building a set is like building a place, but it's a temporary place, because sets usually get torn down. Kind of unfortunate. (David Lynch)
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. He's unique, and just... way out cool. View quote
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Somewhere in talking and rehearsing, there is a magical moment where actors catch a current, they're on the right road. If they really catch it, then whatever they do from then on is correct and it all comes out of them from that point on. View quote
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I thought when I started meditation that I was going to get real calm and peaceful and it's going to be over. It's not that way; it's so energetic. That's where all the energy and creativity is. View quote
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I'm not a real film buff. Unfortunately, I don't have time. I just don't go. And I become very nervous when I go to a film because I worry so much about the director and it is hard for me to digest my popcorn. View quote
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I didn't really grow up listening to blues, because I grew up in the Northwest. It wasn't really the center for blues. View quote
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I'm not a musician, but I play music. So it's a strange thing. View quote
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I've loved music always, and my music fire was lit by Elvis Presley, really, and all that was happening back then. View quote
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The concept of absurdity is something I'm attracted to. View quote
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Sugar does make people happy, but then you fall off the edge after a few minutes, so I've really pretty much cut it out of my diet. Except for cupcakes. I like those. View quote
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A film - especially when it's a personal film - is going to hit somebody or it's not. There's nothing you can do about it. (David Lynch)
Happy accidents are real gifts, and they can open the door to a future that didn't even exist. It's kind of nice sometimes to set up something to encourage or allow happy accidents to happen. View quote
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The mantra that you're given in Transcendental Meditation you keep to yourself. The reason being, true happiness is not out there, true happiness lies within. View quote
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If we didn't want to upset anyone, we would make films about sewing, but even that could be dangerous. But I think finally, in a film, it is how the balance is and the feelings are. But I think there has to be those contrasts and strong things within a film for the total experience. View quote
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Digital video is so beautiful. It's lightweight, modern, and it's only getting better. It's put film into the La Brea Tar Pits. View quote
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I think that ideas exist outside of ourselves. I think somewhere, we're all connected off in some very abstract land. But somewhere between there and here ideas exist. View quote
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A filmmaker doesn't have to suffer to show suffering. You just have to understand it. You don't have to die to shoot a death scene. View quote
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To me, a story can be both concrete and abstract, or a concrete story can hold abstractions. And abstractions are things that really can't be said so well with words. View quote
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Music as background to me becomes like a mosquito, an insect. In the studio we have big speakers, and to me that's the way music should be listened to. When I listen to music, I want to just listen to music. View quote
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You don't need a special place to meditate. You can transcend anywhere in the world. The unified field is here, and there, and everywhere. View quote
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I was raised Presbyterian, but I'm not really going to church. I think the experience in meditation is pretty much where it's at for me. (David Lynch)
I don't like Thomas Edison. I'm a fan of Nicolai Tesla. View quote
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People think in Hollywood there's a family, where everybody gets together talks about stuff and we all know each other, and it's just not that way at all to me. View quote
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I didn't watch much TV as a kid and I don' t watch it now. I don' t find anything beautiful or unique to the medium, and the only thing you can do on TV that you can't do in film is make a continuing story - which is so cool! View quote
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Film can't just be a long line of bliss. There's something we all like about the human struggle. View quote
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Photo: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Filmmaker
Born: January 20, 1946
Died: January 16, 2025
Quotes count: 156
Wikipedia: David Lynch

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