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David Lynch — Portrait after a picture by Alan Light (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

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David Lynch

American filmmaker

1946–2025

4 quotes.

We think we understand the rules when we become adults but what we really experienced is a narrowing of the imagination.
McKenna interview (1992)
- Age
- Maturity
We all reflect the world we live in. Even if you make a period film, it will reflect your times.
Catching the Big Fish (2006), “Darkness”, p. 91
- Movies
Anger and depression and sorrow are beautiful things in a story, but they are like poison to the filmmaker or artist.
Catching the Big Fish (2006), “Suffocating Rubber Clown Suit”, p. 8
- Art
- Emotion
Ideas are like fish.
If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper.
Catching the Big Fish (2006), Introduction, p. 1
- Ideas

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