Somehow, the French got this idea of the starving ... -David Lynch

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

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David Lynch is a legendary film director known for his unique and surreal approach to filmmaking. His films might have left a profound impact on the art and aesthetics of cinema.

David Lynch Quotes to Explore

Sugar does make people happy, but then you fall off the edge after a few minutes, so I've really pretty much cut it out of my diet. Except for cupcake...
Humor is very interesting to me. My films are not comedies, but there's comedy in them from time to time, absurdities, just like in real life....
Absurdity is what I like most in life, and there's humor in struggling in ignorance. If you saw a man repeatedly running into a wall until he was a bl...
Sex is a doorway to something so powerful and mystical, but movies usually depict it in a completely flat way....
Everyone is on the internet but they're not all talking with each other. There are groups upon groups out there, but they don't talk to one another. S...
Music deals with time and timing. It's so magical, but when you get into it, every little sound and every little space between the sounds, it's critic...
A poet could write volumes about diners, because they're so beautiful. They're brightly lit, with chrome and booths and Naugahyde and great waitresses...
Transcendental meditation is like a car, a vehicle that allows you to go within. It's a mental technique....
I'm not a musician, but I play music. So it's a strange thing....
I love Christmas tree bulbs, and I started putting them in my paintings. You've got to plug this painting in, and it's got a rig in the back, so that ...

Romantic Quotes to Explore

There are very few movies in English about romantic obsession told with a seriousness of purpose....
Americans have always been excellent at making romantic comedies - but dramatically, we don't really try to do it....
I proposed to my wife on Brighton Beach, and she said yes. That's pretty romantic. Even though I forgot to go down on one knee because I was too busy ...
What man is there, surrounded though he be with the love of wife and children, who does not retain a memory of the romantic affection of boys for each...
I'm not really a believer in romantic, happily-ever-after love stories....
I knew I could write infinitely about relationships. That's the most beautiful, most confusing, most rewarding, most heartbreaking thing in our lives ...
When I was sixteen, I was an absolutely romantic guy. I fell in love every week. I mean, I was in love with everybody, but unfortunately, nobody was i...
If it was a great script and a great character, I would love to do a romantic comedy....
I like to swim a lot, while Stjepan likes to take long walks with girls. He's the very romantic type. Yes, musicians are romantic....
Romantic Orientalism was fascinated by the color and excitement of a powerful culture, and nearly always approached its subject with love....