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“As a teenager, I was really trying to have fun 24 hours a day. I didn't start thinking until I was 20 or 21. I was doing regular goof-ball stuff.”

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David Lynch is a renowned American film director, born on January 20, 1946. His works are known for their unique style and profound thematic exploration, with notable films including 'Blue Velvet' and 'Mulholland Drive'. Lynch's films often delve into dreams, madness, and supernatural phenomena, leaving a lasting impact on directors and the art of cinema. more

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“I would rather not make a film than make one where I don't have final cut.”

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Book:David Lynch: Interviews

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“I'm convinced we all are voyeurs. It's part of the detective thing. We want to know secrets and we want to know what goes on behind those windows. And not in a way that we would use to hurt anyone. There's an entertainment value to it, but at the same time we want to know: What do humans do? Do they do the same things as I do? It's a gaining of some sort of knowledge, I think.”

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“I'm not a political person. I don't understand politics, I don't understand the concept of two sides and I think that probably there's good on both sides, bad on both sides, and there's a middle ground, but it never seems to come to the middle ground and it's very frustrating watching it and seemingly we're not moving forward.”

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“The worst thing about this modern world is that people think you get killed on television with zero pain and zero blood. It must enter into kids' heads that it's not very messy to kill somebody, and it doesn't hurt that much. That's a real sickness to me. That's a real sick thing.”

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Book:David Lynch: Interviews

Source: David Lynch: Interviews