David Lynch on Charlie Rose (January 12th 2000) 

Lynch's comments about period pieces in movies not being designed correctly (around 24:09) are spot on. His premise is that a movie set in the 1950s should incorporate furnishings from the 20s, 30s, 40s, as well as the 50s, because people tend to hold onto their stuff for decades. This seems obvious, but lazy set designers don't get it. Every shot on every season of "That '70s Show" featured the kitschiest elements of 70s fads and trends. That may have been by design, but it looks totally fake to people who were actually alive then. When I visited my great-grandmother's house in the 70s, she had a bedroom that was vintage 1920s, a living room with furniture and television from the 50s, a dining room with a radio from the 40s, a laundry room with washing boards and basins from the 30s, a kitchen with a refrigerator from the 60s and so on. Some of my fondest memories of "the 70s" were taking a trip through six decades inside her house. Even "young people" don't replace all of their stuff every year--my house represents every decade of my life.

Best head of hair of all time.

I love the idea of repeating daily routines so that you create a habit, then once that foundation is laid and your mind doesn't need to think about "what's for lunch? What's for dinner?" it has more space to spend thinking on more creative endeavors... really is an incredible idea.

What an incredible human being.

David Lynch is such an interesting fella. I'd love to meet him someday.

This man is a true artist! He is talented on so many different levels! I love the film Eraserhead. It creates such an atmosphere in my soul and mind every time I watch it. David taps into something very deep and psychological in the human consciousness. It is something that cannot be put into words, but is felt deeply.

The straight story hit home for me. My grandfather Alvin wasn’t allowed to drive anymore so he would drive his riding lawnmower around the small farming town

Not everything Lynch touches turns to gold, but I love, enjoy and appreciate his style and mind more than almost any other artist/director.

pretty weird they used the ending of the "international movie" version of Twin Peaks as highlight footage for this interview

He raided the garbage cans behind Bob's Bigboy to learn the contents of the milk shakes he'd been drinking? I LOVE it!

I love how Lynch corrected Rose when he said it took him 31 days, not 21 days to film the movie and then he said there was a big difference. This shows how Lynch's mind works. Every single detail has to be JUST PERFECT.

I wish that David Lynch would consider doing his own spin on a Lovecraft story.

this is the greatest David Lynch, its relaxed, informative and insightful in to his creative process. thank you for uploading it :)

Lynch has slowly became my favorite director, period. His surrealism is in a class of its own and twin peaks /mulholland/lost highway really changed my life as a child and got me into film

Charlie Rose has no idea what to ask David Lynch

To say that's all David Lynch's films have is absurd. Lynch is an auteur and his films are unlike any other you will see (hence why "Lynchian" is a popular term to describe certain aesthetics). And being an auteur it really doesn't matter if everyone -especially you- enjoy his work or not. He's not out for public approval. It should be applauded that someone so outside the mainstream can be successful whether you like him or not. He proves you can succeed without compromising who you are.

just great 2 smart people talking. is amazing

Lynch makes movies that look like all the movies I love.

Dune blew my mind when I was a kid. Then I read the book and realized how much it sucked. But that doesn't change the fact that it had a profound impact on my young mind. So Dune served a purpose. I agree that it was his worse movie..... Lynch goes to some scary places. I wish ......... I guess I wish I wasn't addicted to the scary places......... Art...........

I find him cute?

He hasn't aged much for 17 years

Weird alternate BOB scene in the beginning clip rundown. It shows Cooper and Harry with guns drawn on Bob while he is giving that "I will kill again" speech. That was in Coopers dream, but he and Harry weren't there with guns drawn. Weird. I've never scene that scene in that context.

I love the way he moves his hands when he talks lol

I am not working in art however listening to David Lynch is the most significant class I've ever attended. He is unique and his wisdom can be applied to all spheres of human existence.

At first glance Charlie Rose seems to ask kind of poor questions, but when I listen to David Lynch's answers I noticed that they are brilliantly simple questions and the answers that DL gives here are a bit different than most interviews and I think its because of the simple questions.

"And I haven't had any parental guidance." LOL!!!

Damn, Charlie, that last question turned the interview awkward as fuck

“I went through the garbage behind bob’s.”

Thank you so much for this upload. I've learned about David Lynch recently because of Louie and the Letterman episodes. Of all the people on this planet, I would love nothing more than to have a long conversation with Lynch.

I LOVE David Lynch! His voice, his hair, his gestures and his talent (on so many levels) are EPIC! I'm going to have to see The Straight Story now. Those 2 short scenes both made me teary-eyed. Way to go, David!

Such an under looked film.

David Lynch is the only person that I get inspiration from.Not so much his films but his interviews make me feel kind of I live an empty life.And you feel like you have to get your ass off the chair and create something.

Great film.

I came to this video for David Lynch, and he's the best thing about it. I agree with all of the comments about his greatness and likeability, so I won't repeat them. I want to put in a word for Charlie Rose, the second genius in this conversation. Too many interviewers hammer through a list of prepared questions (all too similar to those of other cookie-cutter interviewers), skipping on to the next question as soon as their interviewee pauses for breath, without listening to what was said. (I'm not just talking about those constrained by the limitations of 5-minute press junket slots.) I'm a limey and I only get to see Charlie Rose on RU-vid, but in every interview of his that I've seen, Charlie takes the opposite approach: he tries to connect with the interviewee, grok what they've said and respond with appropriate follow-up questions. His questions are always intelligent, sympathetic, and often unexpected. I would happily live in a Red Room for 25 years in which nothing happened except David Lynch and Charlie Rose having a conversation. My chief hope for 2017's Twin Peaks: The Return is that the director of the Blue Rose programme will be revealed to be a fictionalised version of Charlie Rose with an unwholesome predilection for cussing.

Gawd Ii love this man 💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

Great interview.... love the whole bit about Y2K and the unknown..lol If they only knew It meant nothing at all

Gotta love the shirt collar messed up..the too skinny tie...and the rear head shots. Nobody looks like that from behind.

Wow, I was gonna bet he had the idea of Mulholland drive at this point. Wish he did to see what sort of seed had been laid, what sort of idea was there in this early stage.

David seems to replicate the feeling of dreams incredibly well. Just watch his short called "The Alphabet." (It's on here.)

I want that hair so badly

I heard Lynch is working on the next Transformers. Can't wait!

Too bad those women.l ruined Charlie's career

I do greatly hope to meet and speak with this man one day.

i paint outside, with glue...in the sun, i let i cook, it's not too toxic and sometimes i set it on fire....lol! oh david lynch, you crazy, crazy genius

Indeed!

This is an interesting and informative interview but because it’s with David Lynch, I’m not among those who feel Charley Rose is above and beyond others who’ve interviewed him. I’ve seen about every chat with David Lynch out there and the one thing they all have in common is the David Lynch’s mind and thoughts are not dependent on how he’s interviewed, nor by who. As a matter of fact, the interviews I’ve seen with him conducted by less intellectual or informed journalists and hosts strike me as the most striking and informative. Certainly not regarding the interviewers but regarding David Lynch’s genius.

Wild at heart.

Lynch and Nolan should've co-directed Inception, Lynch directing the talking and non-action parts (especially when Ariadne goes into Cobb's head and gets into his elevator of memories) and Nolan direct all the cool action-y parts. Plus, it wouldn't hurt to have a little Angelo Badalamenti in some parts instead of Hans Zimmer's copy-and-pasting, repeating and "making" the same thing over and over again ass!

David Lynch should narrate children's stories - he has a kind face lol; and later when they grow they get to enjoy his adult content

David grew up in a poor area in the East so he saw a lot of insanity around his neighborhood - the question of why this happens he has always employed. Yes it can be circus like, freak showish, its the subconscious on display - fun

Good interview on a great film. Charlie knows his subjects very well, and could anticipate Lynch's ability to give answers in his own rambling way. He asks one question that sums up why I struggle with David's work: "Are you a painter or a director?" Perfect in that it summarizes for me Lynch's approach to film making. Non-linear, moody, emotion through color. In cinema, he can add the pallet of sound. We need more Lynch, get to work David!

Lynch is a Genius !

Simple questions are the best for a thorough and deep interview. If you get too specific, you limit the interviewee to speak his/her mind :)

I adore this man. But he must have forgotten, when he said if this is his first time working with Jack Fisk, that Jack played the Man Inside the Planet in Eraserhead

I am Frank!- wow! RIP Dennis Hopper

David Lynch is the real deal.

He went to the Museum School of Fine Arts.

my man

Despite everything Lynch is quite a composed normal person.

Amazing director and great interviewer! They're both so great at what they do.

Dune was a great book and a damn good movie!

Well Wild at Heart is defiantly my favourite but I think that is because I have seen it so many times and Lynchs stuff probably needs several viewings just to be fully appreciated. Once you know what to expect you can notice all the subtle things you missed and experience it differently.

Lol. What did you expect? "PABST BLUE RIBBON!!!"

5:00

he's a pretty practical guy aswell. apinting outside fcuase of the fumes

Charlie Rose did the best film director interviews.

@Fuqu Hipsterdoosh Say what you will about him, but Twin Peaks was a masterpiece. It had everything a crime show written by David Lynch should have: a good mystery, interesting characters, a sheriff named after a president, woman who talks to a log, a midget, Norwegians, cherry pie, and coffee. Damn fine coffee, and hot too!

With a hidden maniacal genius, channeled through making films.

also there talking about one of my favorite David Lynch films.

well...can u recommend something u like

My, what a thoughtful critique.

misspelling the operative part of it

Great stuff thanks

is that twin peaks clip from the movie?

This is different now

Says the guy who's last name is "Hipsterdoosh"...

I agree with Hipsterdoosh... there I go beginning my case horribly again... but it's true, his film plots are simple concepts approached in a complicated manner to invoke a, almost "counterfeit" confounded feeling. He imitates the feeling true geniuses invoke when they are trying to describe something(in complete contrast to Lynch) complex in the most simple way for someone to understand. Once you've watched his movies a few times you gradually get a feeling of being ripped off.

I love how Charlie is smart enough to make standard questions to a very unique artist, in order to sell him to the audience. But Charlie sometimes drop a question or comment that let David know that Charlie understands what's all about in David's films.

@Fuqu Hipsterdoosh Just to name a few things

Um... Uh, um. Uhhhh. MMMMmmm

why does it look like it's been shot in the 1980s?

Jesse Cox sent me here.

the best director in history