David Lynch's (Possible) Realism
Briefly

In his memoir "Room to Dream," David Lynch fondly recalls his late twenties after completing "Eraserhead." He lived in a cozy house adorned with an orange tree and worked as a paperboy. This experience inspired his creativity, as he collected scrap wood to build a shed. Despite a charming exterior, Lynch's films hint at a deeper, eerie reality, which many found captivating. The book combines Lynch's reflections and third-party accounts, offering insight into his unique personality and artistic vision, although his personal anecdotes often remain light and less revealing.
"I'd leap out and load this stuff up and I got so much found wood; my landlord let me use it, and I built a whole shed in the backyard with found wood."
"He’s a loving, charismatic, funny genius," the actress Laura Harring has said, encapsulating Lynch’s charm, contrasted by the eerie realities depicted in his films.
Read at The New Yorker
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