Freedom. It's like no constraints, an opening, and then barriers going away and lifting and breaking and experimentation and...it's like attempting for something. David Lynch More Quotes by David Lynch More Quotes From David Lynch Cinema is a medium that can translate ideas. David Lynch mediums cinema ideas 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. David Lynch comedy real interesting I always loved smokestack industry, and I love towns or cities that have grown up around factories. David Lynch factories towns cities I love child things because there's so much mystery when you're a child. David Lynch children-love mystery children Building a set is like building a place, but it's a temporary place, because sets usually get torn down. Kind of unfortunate. David Lynch torn building kind I've loved music always, and my music fire was lit by Elvis Presley, really, and all that was happening back then. David Lynch lit happenings fire The mantra that you're given in Transcendental Meditation you keep to yourself. The reason being, true happiness is not out there, true happiness lies within. David Lynch true-happiness meditation lying Everybody's got creativity. Dive within to the ocean of infinite creativity. David Lynch creativity infinite ocean Two half hitches around the horn will hold the devil as sure as you're born. David Lynch devil half two Stories hold conflict and contrast, highs and lows, life and death, and the human struggle and all kinds of things. David Lynch life-and-death struggle stories You get a painting idea, and you go do that. You get a cinema idea, and you go in to do that. The difference is, even though the paintings might take some time to make, with cinema you are booked for a year and a half, minimum. David Lynch differences years ideas The business side of film has goofed up so many things, but even that's changing. It happened to the music industry and now it's happening to the film studios. It's crazy what's going on. But artists should have control of their work; especially if, as I always say, you never turn down a good idea and never take a bad idea. David Lynch crazy artist should-have People think in Hollywood there's a family, where everybody gets together talks about stuff and we all know each other, and it's just not that way at all to me. David Lynch together people thinking Desire for an idea is like bait. When you're fishing, you have to have patience. You bait your hook, and then you wait. The desire is the bait that pulls those fish in-those ideas. David Lynch fishing waiting ideas These growth hormones, where can I get a bunch of them? Is there some way that, with electricity, you could stimulate your own growth hormones? Plug yourself in for five minutes, there'd be a little jolt, but you'd get used to it. It wouldn't be bad at all; in fact, you'd get to enjoy it, probably. Then away you'd go, and youth wouldn't be wasted on the young anymore. You'd be 25, with a 95-year-old mind. Granddad would start breaking into liquor stores and staying out late. Hope we have it soon! David Lynch growth-hormones mind years You're right on the money with that. We're all like detectives in life. There's something at the end of the trail that we're all looking for. David Lynch trails detectives ends It's a simple thing he [Frank Daniel] taught me. If you want to make a feature film, you get ideas for 70 scenes. Put them on 3-by-5 cards. As soon as you have 70, you have a feature film. David Lynch simple cards ideas But if you can expand that consciousness, make it grow, then when you read about that book, you'll have more understanding; when you look out, more awareness; when you wake up, more wakefulness; as you go about your day, more inner happiness. David Lynch creativity understanding book The greatest thing my father left me was a love for cutting wood - my love for sawing, especially pine wood. David Lynch woods cutting father Cigarettes are pretty much my worst vice, and I even stopped smoking for 20 years. I spend most of my free time with my family and working on art. David Lynch smoking years art