He is best known for Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet and other television and film projects.
Lynch had a unique way of writing that he described as half anecdote, half parable.
He would sit alone at a table with a cup of coffee, writing pad, and pen. But he wasn’t trying to write a plot or describe characters. Lynch would simply sit there and wait.
He believed ideas were like fish: you didn’t invent them, you caught them. The deeper the water, the bigger the fish. So he sat quietly, letting his mind sink below the surface noise of deadlines and logic.
Maybe an image would drift into his head: a woman standing in a hallway that seemed too long, overhead lights hummed, something was wrong.
Lynch would unquestioningly write about these images. He said that he trusted them.
Other elements like sounds and feelings would present themselves.
Later, characters and scenes would show up, as if they had always been there. By revealing themselves they would also tell parts of the story.
That is how Lynch’s writing sometimes worked.
An undated color photo of David Lynch
Photo credit: Janus Films
Source: The New York Times
“I don't know why people expect art to make sense. They accept the fact that life doesn't make sense.”
-American director David Lynch, born on this day in 1946.
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