"Ear­ly in the video we see one of the director's pub­lic­i­ty stunts, when he sat in a chair on the cor­ner of La Brea and Hol­ly­wood, next to a cow and a large poster of Lau­ra Dern. No, the cow had noth­ing to do with the film he was promoting-2006's Inland Empire -but it did stop traf­fic and draw atten­tion. Lynch didn't have an adver­tis­ing bud­get to pro­mote Lau­ra Dern's lead role in the film, so the cow had to do."
"There's also a com­pi­la­tion of Lynch swear­ing like a champ. Prod­uct place­ment in film is "bull­shit," prob­lems on set are "fuck­ing nuts," and for those who sat through the "peanut sweep­ing" scene in Twin Peaks The Return, you'll under­stand his out­burst on set: "Who gives a fuc&ing $hit how long a scene is?" We've linked pre­vi­ous­ly to Lynch's video where he makes quinoa, and this short edit sums up that video nice­ly."
David Lynch combined eccentric publicity stunts, intimate actor collaborations, and provocative on-set behavior across a filmography that ranged from surreal to tender. A fan-made video compiles moments including a La Brea publicity stunt with a cow, recurring partnerships with Laura Dern, Kyle MacLachlan, and Naomi Watts, and memorable outbursts about filmmaking and product placement. The compilation also revisits lighter material such as Lynch making quinoa and highlights The Straight Story as his sweetest film. Lynch practiced transcendental meditation and maintained a consistent personal and artistic persona until his death last year.
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