David Lynch

I didn't go see Inland Empire last night, I already had plans I couldn't change and I get a little nervous about attending big "celebrity" screenings. I was happy that I was able to go to David's Q&A Texas Monthly Talk yesterday afternoon. The session was right after my class, in the same building, a few floors up.

Yes, David has a funny way of moving his very long fingers. It's endearing, at least to me it is. You can tell he's thinking and you can tell he doesn't care what people think about what his waving fingers.

I loved it when David told us his favorite moment in the theatre is when the lights come down, the curtains go up and he goes into another world saying that every film takes you there. He still loves that moment, it's "magic", he said.

As a painter, coffee brewer, author, and filmmaker, David stays busy. He said that his enthusiasm and inspiration and ideas "drive his boat." He doesn't like to sit still, he likes to get things done and to this end, he loves to reach the state of transcendence he only finds in meditation.

He said when he realized meditation is actually more than sitting still with your eyes closed, he began to discover it's power. He wrote a book on TM and has been practicing for 33 years. He said there are endless ideas and solutions within.

On low budget film making, David said he still believes that not having money to throw at a problem always results in a better solution. He loves seeing how a story is shaped and how it progresses, mostly he loves to see how a story is told.

Oh and of his coffee, David says, "there's an idea in every bean." Sounds like some damn good coffee.

While I may never be a true "Lynch fan", Eraserhead leaves me cold and sad, I have long appreciated David Lynch as an storyteller. After seeing him, for just a little while, I also admire his pleasant nature and his enthusiasm for life.