Yesterday, The Guardian hosted a live online interview with David Lynch where fans submitted questions for filmmaker/hitmaker to answer via twitter. While Lynch's warm, inspired wit was on full display, he still maintained his lifelong refusal to answer any questions about the meaning of his films. The good news is that this means we can make our own guess as to what Lynch's explanations might have sounded like when limited to 140 characters. Take a look.
On Inland Empire:
I told Laura Dern during Wild at Heart that I wanted to make a 3-hour DV tribute to her face, but she thought I was joking 🙂
On Mulholland Drive:
Began as documentary about bum behind LA diner carrying odd box. He was gone the next day, so I guessed how it would've turned out.
On The Straight Story:
An old man makes a long journey by tractor to mend his relationship with an ill brother.
On Lost Highway:
The key to the entire film is during the scene where Bill Pullman wails on the sax. That's f*cking crazy man! LOL!
On Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me:
About America's dependence on TV and benefits of meditation. Thought this was obvious in the scene with Bowie.
On Wild at Heart:
For some reason I think about Nicolas Cage every time I watch The Wizard of Oz. He won't leave my head! This film was therapeutic.
On Blue Velvet:
Kyle MacLachlan = me, Dennis Hopper = The Producers of Dune who wouldn't give me final cut. It is a film about good and evil.
On Dune:
Actually this was a very explicit summary of my thoughts on God, the human condition and the meaning of life. But that cut wasn't released.
On The Elephant Man:
A metaphor for inhumanity of ivory trade. Thought the title made this clear?
On Eraserhead:
People think this film is oppressive, but I say that it is the most spiritual movie I've made, and I'm going to tell you why. It's because w