Lynch has called it a "dream of dark and troubling things" Cinefantastique Barry Gifford Interview from lynchnet.com and his "most spiritual movie."

The reason is what Barrow and Lynch both call the "Davidian Revolution".

Lynch would later call the film "my most experimental movie."

Lynch loved the book and called Gifford soon afterwards, asking him if he could make a film of it.

Aiming to score what Lynch called "10 baggers" (stock investments that appreciated tenfold or more), I turned myself into a human market indicator.

Lynch had called to respond to Stern's statements that contestant Kelly Clarkson was not overly attractive.

Lynch has called it a "film about things that are hidden - within a small city and within people."

(Lynch calls her "the late Jessica" - a subtle but purposeful denigration through the omission of a surname.)

Lynch called it "one of the most touching scenes of this season" and "guileless, well-acted and eye-watering".

Ultimately, the school's administration saw the move as what Lynch called "an opportunity to go someplace that's extremely stable with brand-name institutions."