“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.”

American filmmaker and artist

David Lynch was an American filmmaker and artist, active for more than five decades. He became known for a body of work marked by a surreal, dreamlike sensibility, and his name gave rise to the term “Lynchian.” His films and visual art earned major recognition across cinema, including an Academy Honorary Award, prizes at Cannes and Venice, and several other honors. He was also nominated for major awards in film and television, and his work is often associated with an unsettling, distinctive style that shaped modern screen culture.