David Lynch

interview by ARIEL WIZMAN
photography TODD COLE

 

His latest film, Inland Empire, is a magnum opus. We talked with the master of darkness to better understand his creative process, and the roll meditation plays in it : going beneath the surface. Beneath… beneath… beneath…

ARIEL WIZMAN — Have you been meditating already this morning?
DAVID LYNCH — Oh sure! I’ve meditated twice a day everyday for 33 years. I’ve meditated. I haven’t missed a meditation since the Eraserhead days. Just meditated along, and kept it to myself.

ARIEL WIZMAN — So, it’s like prayer?
DAVID LYNCH —  It’s like a prayer, but it’s a mental technique, it’s not a religion. It’s a technique that allows any human being to dive within. We’re on the surface of life, and there’s this great interior, but how do you get there? Maharishism Mantra turns the mind within, and naturally you dive….