Quotes: David Lynch

"The day you catch an idea you fall in love with, even a small one, is a beautiful day."

–– David Lynch (1946-2025), American filmmaker, visual artist, musician and actor

via: Sketchbook U 21, 2025, p. 13.

Quotes: David Lynch

"The old is dead, and I don't know what the new is. The only way to find the new is to start different things and see if there's something that can come out of experimentation. It's somewhat unsettling, but it's a hopeful thing in a way. I've been here before, lots of times." 

–– David Lynch (1946-2025), American filmmaker, visual artist, musician and actor 

Source: Austin Kleon newsletter, January 24, 2025 

via: Sketchbook K 11, 2025, p. 45.

Quotes: David Lynch

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it. Just let it happen. It could be a new shirt at the men's store. A cat nap in your office chair. Or two cups of good, hot black coffee." 

–– David Lynch (1946-2025), American filmmaker, visual artist, musician and actor 

Source: F.B.I Special Agent Dale Cooper (played by Kyle MacLachlan), Twin Peaks. 

via: Sketchbook K 11, 2024, p. 44.

Quotes: David Lynch

"Ideas come along in the strangest way when you just pay attention."

–– David Lynch (1946-2025), American filmmaker, visual artist, musician and actor 

Source: David Lynch. Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2006; p. 77. 

via Commonplace Book 2013-2014, 2013, p. 39. 

Quotes: David Lynch

"We think we understand the rules when we become adults but what we really experience is a narrowing of the imagination."

–– David Lynch (1946-2025), American filmmaker, visual artist, musician and actor 

via: Sketchbook N 14, 2025, p. 47. 

Quotes: David Lynch

"Just slow things down and it becomes more beautiful."

–– David Lynch (1946-2025), American filmmaker, visual artist, musician and actor 

via: Sketchbook N 14, 2025, p. 47.

Quotes: David Lynch

"We're like lightbulbs. If bliss starts growing inside you, it's like a light; it affects the environment.

"If you go into a room where someone's been having a big argument, it's not so pleasant. You can feel it. Even if the argument's over, you can feel it. But if you go into a room where someone has just finished meditating, you can feel that bliss. It's very nice to feel that.

"We all affect our environments. You enjoy that light inside, and if you ramp it up brighter and brighter, you enjoy more and more of it. And that light will extend out farther and farther."

–– David Lynch (1946-2025), American filmmaker, visual artist, musician and actor

Source: David Lynch. Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2006; p. 105. 

via: Commonplace Book 2013-2014, 2013, p. 40.