David Lynch Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“There are only 24 hours in a day, and my top priority is working on my films, but I love short film experiments.”

“Building a set is like building a place, but it's a temporary place, because sets usually get torn down. Kind of unfortunate.”

“I love the quality, feel and history of film. I love the pictures of the giant cameras and the way it was.”

“More and more people are seeing the films on computers - lousy sound, lousy picture - and they think they've seen the film, but they really haven't.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I don't paint the town red. But when I do go out, people always want to touch my hair. It happens every time.”

“Somehow, the French got this idea of the starving artist. Very romantic, except it's not so romantic for the starving artist.”

“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.”

“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.”