One thing I have always noticed about David Lynch’s films is that the performances are often amazing and yet a lot of the actors are never as good in films by other people. I’m not talking about The Elephant Man, which featured some of the finest British actors of all time, but films like Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, Twin Peaks. Some incredible performances,In Mulholland Drive  Naomi Watts blows the roof off the theater, especially in the scene with Chad Everett. Amazing!

Patricia Arquette is so great in Lost Highway.

Sheryl Lee , Lara Flynn Boyle Sheilynn Fenn, so great  in Twin Peaks,

Kyle McGlaughlin, so cool in Lynch films.

I was wondering why this happens and I thought Lynch is a Buddhist, he meditates everyday. A tenet of Buddhism is to see the limitless potential in every human being and this is something Lynch did. He saw things in people that they did not see in themselves and they often say just this. His belief in them, their trust in his unshakable vision propelled them to unexpected and often unequaled heights. Rewatching the original Twin Peaks I am struck by how much thought, atmosphere, mood, character went into every single frame (of the episodes he directed). Even though the pace is kind of leisurely there is so much going on in and around the frame that its never boring and the more you know about what’s happening the more intriguing it becomes. A great recipe for something that bears rewatching again and again. Anyway a few random thoughts on the late, great David Lynch, a true Artist.