Who gives a shit about the Oscars? Like almost all industry awards, it's a marketing exercise controlled by the fucking bourgeois parasites who don't do any of the work, and specifically in the arts industries, it's utterly divorced from any of the qualities of art we should be trying to draw out. It's cynical, dead-inside, thoroughly capitalist and meaningless bullshit. Even if awards weren't controlled by the owner class like everything else, art isn't and shouldn't be a competition; it's a nonsensical premise.
And Naomi Watts moves to LA to be an actor and lived there for 10 years before getting her first acting job in a movie, it was Mulholland Drive. So this movie is very true to her.
She was very fortunate for meeting him because he showered her with wisdom and compassion and it lifted her up and changed her life from being a nightmare to finally being able to make her dream come true
Gotta give Lynch credit for discovering her. She was fantastic in this and has proven to be one of the best in the world. To give the lead to unknown, and she has to do a second role within the movie. Great casting there.
Lynch also discovered Kyle MacLachlan and Lauren Dern, among others. For as much praise as he (rightfully) receives as a filmmaker, I feel he deserves a little more shine as an eye for talent.
Well, Naomi was around in movies since 1986 and she should have made it big since Tank Girl (1995). David didn't discover her so much as to give her the chance she kinda deserved.
Mulholland Drive is the definition of a classic! If you wait a few years to watch it again it is capable of that same spell which it casts upon first viewing; its a bona fide classic!
Def top 5 for me. Every time I watch this movie I gain so much I missed the previous time. I’ve prob watched it 15 times. So ironic the last line is “silence, the show has ended”. I don’t think this movie has ever ended
I find it touching that David looks *so sad* as Naomi talks about how she was auditioning for 10 years and that most directors won't even look actors in the eyes. You can just tell by his eyes he's not even thinking "I would never" but more "How could a director even do that?"
That's his temperament. He was born in winter, so he's phlegmatic. Very caring, feeling, nurturing, laid back, agreeable. But he was born early in winter (on the autumnal side), which means he leans melancholic, hence his gothic sensibilities as a director. He's primarily water, but he has just enough earth to cup it all up and serve it to an audience.
This really adds to the appeal of the movie. Their mutual respect for each other, the film, and the work is really appealing. It's really interesting to get some insight into Lynch's type of vision of directing too. He seems more artist than director - instead of working in a single medium, he combines music, film, photography, and so on into a canvas that weaves through time.
Indeed! There are so (too) few of these people who care more about their vision than the expected sales, and test audiences, a.s.o. We should be very grateful for the visionaries who are unwilling to compromise their ideas for studio bean-counters. Yes, I know, Lynch has struggled as well, and this film was made because it was rejected as a TV-series pilot, andandand.. but still.
Lynch was always an artist first. I highky recommend you check out a film called The Art Life. Its all about him and his life long devotion to art and just the idea of creation in general. Its very insightful.
Critics say Mulholland Drive is the greatest movie of the 21st century. This still remains true. Nothing comes close. It's an immensely well crafted movie.
@@Orion225 Lynch's natural mental state is what most people experience when high, and then add decades of transcendental meditation on top of that. He was smoking pure consciousness.
Not to me, I found the weirdness very offputting. The central storyline involving the two female leads was certainly engaging, but some scenes with the supporting characters were just weird and detracted from my enjoyment, also some scenes seemed to drag on unnecessarily. I guess i'm in the minority but I'm not a fan of this movie or the director for that matter at all. Maybe I would have preferred the shorter TV movie version they originally shot, depending on which scenes it contained.
@@munkeyinspace5331 Lynch doesn't do drugs though, except for extreme amounts of coffee and cigarettes. He did smoke weed a few times when he was young but AFAIK that's it
Not just "fuck you", it's a love letter first and foremost. It's not a place where I could imagine David Lynch wanting to live, yet there he's been for a long time.
This is the most tender, heart-warming, genuine interview I've ever seen. I feel privileged to have such an intimate insight into David Lynch and Naomi Watts' relationship, the impact they had on each other and the masterpiece they created.
Naomi Watts always gives great performances. She seems to be truly dedicated to her craft. Her character in Mulholland Drive is so complex and she nailed it. She is such a versatile acttress who never runs from a challenge. I love and admire her. Besides, she seems to be a genuine person, interesting, captivating, humble, and a very intelligent woman. ❤
I think if more people understood the character Naomi Watts was playing, she would have won the oscar that year. But the fact she wasn't even nominated is laughable. Perfect casting and performance.
No one understood this movie. I didn't even understand it for about 15 years. We all just thought it was a weird surreal film for the sake of being weird. Lots of movies were like that back then.
@@frankievalentine6112 I personally don't think you have to understand it (intellectually speaking) to feel it. This masterpiece made me feel for a few minutes the Hollywood glamor, and then, for over two hours, it made me feel the dark, sinister reality behind the glamor. Powerful film.
This film has risen up the Sight and Sound poll of greatest movies faster than any film except "2001: A Space Odyssey." Mind-bending supreme masterpiece.
"Different things appeal to different people at different times." Absolutely. This film will pay off in different ways when viewing at different ages. Trust me.
Excellent actress.... she should have got the best actress oscar for her role in Mullholland Drive and its quite unfortunate that Hollywood has so few (if any) directors of the caliber of Mr. Lynch a true original and visionary genius
and she was good in the English language remake of Michael Henneke's "Funny Games" which Michael also wrote and directed, alongside Tim Roth and Michael Pitt.
I remember walking out of the theater thinking I just saw something special. I have been a Naomi fan ever since. Thanks for the glimpse into the genius of David Lynch.
Lynch is one of those directors who doesn't have any questionable vibe going on like so many other directors unfortunately (tarantino etc). You can immediately tell he makes the actresses him feel very comfortable and treats them with the upmost respect. He's one of those men you can trust and never have to secondguess, which is a very rare quality. Much respect to him.
Lynch's best movie. There's a scene I can barely watch - when Naomi climbs through a window and comes back through the front door, hand firmly clasped on her nose. The music grows ominous when the two women enter the house and discover the thing on the bed. Brilliant.
my favourite scene was always where diane starts shaking when the blue light shines on her in silencio, a moment of her reality shattering and the illusion being broken. it frightens me in some deep corner of my mind haha
After the scene with the devilish tramp behind the Winkie's, everytime the camera rounds a corner I'm holding my heart in my hand. For a thriller surrealist film this sure was horrifying.
David Lynch comes across as a genuinely lovely man with an impish sense of humour. It is beautiful to watch the genuine affection that these two have for each other. A great film. One of the best.
This film is running through my veins. Naomi and David are so wonderful to watch over and over again, real stuff, genuine authentic truthful people and the end result of the film goes beyond.
I LOVE David Lynch! This man is a genius, humble, and more important: a humble genuine person. You just can't not love him! Thank you for this interview!
One of my favourite actors of all time. I just love her and back around 2003ish, I had the privilege of meeting her (and Heath) - now, a treasured memory in my life. She was absolutely lovely, down to earth and kind. Her talent is astounding. Naomi is one of the true Hollywood greats.
That audition scene is magnificent... you know it's all and audition, and still, they are able to turn that trite dialogue in something so enticing one is just absorbed...
The story about Monty just emphasizes how amazing David is. Just a friend couldn’t memorize a line. Not an actor, just an average dude, but he was perfect for the part. Visionary is what I think of when I think of David Lynch.
Thank you both Naomi and David for the great acting and directing which made this film so powerful and unforgettable. And also congrats for being chosen as 1st place from BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century.
To my shame, I don't fully know why it took me twenty years to watch the film.....saw it on lists....had the dvd on my radar....then it was shown on television. WOW a magical experience! The characters and acting are spot on. That audition scene was mesmerising and I was riveted to the whole film. Best film I've seen in a long time and it will go on my shelf with the greats from Kubrick and Herzog. Thank you David & Naomi!
A great interview, and the mutual appreciation between the two without spilling into mush is very heartening. I remember seeing Mulholland Drive at an indie cinema when it came out, and going straight back the following night to watch it again. I couldn't quite believe what I'd just seen, and the film still defies my complete comprehension all these years on.
It’s so much fun to wittiness the kindness he shows to his fellows actors and his crew. No director, other than Lynch, has ever treated his cast so comforting and relaxing. Thus, the film resulted in creating another masterpiece hit. Tons of generosity to David and Naomi for attributing cinematic event and turned into a memorable experience.
What I admire the most is David Lynch didn't pick any known actors or actresses to make this film and to me that proves how much ability and talent he has as a writer and a director. This movie is so unique. Mulholland Drive is just a masterpiece. Lynch in my opinion is on that short list creatively gifted people almost on the level of a Kubrick
No, it is not underrated. It is always ranked in the top twenty or fifty greatest movies of all time in many cinéphiles organisation like the British film institute.
I think the critics definitely don't underrate it but I think Justin Zuleta is trying to say that it's not nearly as recognized as it should be. It doesn't get the love and attention that other masterpieces get. Most people I know have never heard of this movie.
I used to serve Naomi Watts coffee now and again in New York and, like many people in the entertainment industry who have worked so hard to earn their success, she is a world class human being who treats people with decency and respect.
"California Dreamin". My friend, who's made it quite well in Hollywood, has spoken to me about "the blue smoke" of Hollywood. But he also "fell into" success. Incredible success. I've brought this point up to him and he commented "I've never looked at it like that." I wanted to say: "How couldn't you have looked at it like that?!?. As it is?!: PURE LUCK." "Life is but a dream within a dream", as a famous writer once wrote.
Two people with immense talent, drive and beauty. They helped to create an artistic masterpiece which will show every generation after ours the power of the human spirit to do good in this world.
Love David Lynch - and love LA. Visited from Denmark. Everybody had told me LA was boring, so I reserved little time there. WOW, did I regret that. I loved it right away, felt so at home.
This is not a movie. It’s a journey, a window into another world. I don’t even try to make sense of it, it’s simply wonderful to watch. The perfect composure of scenery, music and acting. ❤
Such a fan of David Lynch. Just saw a screening of Fire Walk With Me. Sheryl Lee talked after the screening and just like Naomi and David, she was warm, sincere, caring and she too mentioned how David gets to the truth in every scene. I think David seeks that in the people he chooses to work with - their truth. He seems to be able to see the best in people and to bring out their best. Such genuineness from a man that gives us these worlds that are surreal, obtuse, confusing, dark, unexpected. Just love him.
Fell in love with Naomi Watts when I saw this movie. Her level of acting in this movie would have beaten anything Meryl Streep did in her younger prime.
What a beautiful interview! It is so lovely seeing these two together. I love hearing them compliment one another in the interview much the way they complimented each other in making one of the greatest films of all time. David Lynch is an absolute genius! Naomi Watts is such an unbelievable talent. It was a fortuitous meeting that brought these two incredible artists together so that we cinephiles can enjoy Mulholland Drive now and forever.
David is such a good great guy and I really admire him a lot and Naomi is so sweet and talented. Love them and their beings but I wouldn't have known them had it not also been for their fantastic achievments in cinema that I love.
If you look at the 2 most outstanding films in cinema history Citizen Kane and Mulholland Drive there is a connection between them that transcends formula, the lighting music and cinematography is perfect. The acting is top form. The direction is superb and the casting is enigmatic. The fact that this film made confuses and endorses the characters at the same time as well as develops the lead character to the foreground only to reset the narrative is a work of genius. This movie started off as a tv pilot and ended up being the greatest movie of the 21st century is testament to David Lynch's remarkable talent and clarity.
I grew up in LA from 3 to 13 years old. I went back when I was 26 and drove down that street from one end to the other. And I got. I drove down through it during the day, and then at night as well. And oh my god, at night, it is very eerie.
The music really is so good, I saw it recently in a theater in SF and got a little choked up at Betty coming into LA and those grand chords and the progression and everything was just so perfect and tender. And I LOVE the way they splice into the main theme and how the main theme gets transposed into another key almost secretly is just fucking genius. Naomi plays both characters so well too, it's honestly insane that this was her big break, she seems like a proper star, she has that aura to her and the chops to back it up which is just incredible. That masturbation scene the first time I saw it was honestly sickening, like with everything that's happened up to that point idk why but I honestly didn't even realize what she was doing and even with her not feeling well irl at the time, it's so genuinely unsettling and uncomfortable I love it.
Mulholland Drive is haunting the way Twin Peaks was. Or HERE WITHOUT YOU by 3 doors down and now ARROW THROUGH ME by Sir Paul. You can't stop thinking about them, at least I can't. Naomi Watts was fantastic.
This is the girl.
Excellent choice, Pablo.
she's not, but she is
A tip : watch movies on Kaldrostream. Been using it for watching loads of movies recently.
@Jamie Titus yup, I have been watching on Kaldrostream for years myself :D
@Jamie Titus Yea, been watching on kaldrostream for months myself :D
Naomi is a beautiful woman but it was her performance in this movie that made me admire her so much. Can't believe she didn't win an Oscar for this.
Oscar is not for unknowns, she was an unknown
Oscar can go stick a statuette up his ass.
Who gives a shit about the Oscars? Like almost all industry awards, it's a marketing exercise controlled by the fucking bourgeois parasites who don't do any of the work, and specifically in the arts industries, it's utterly divorced from any of the qualities of art we should be trying to draw out. It's cynical, dead-inside, thoroughly capitalist and meaningless bullshit. Even if awards weren't controlled by the owner class like everything else, art isn't and shouldn't be a competition; it's a nonsensical premise.
What about the amnesiac?
Phwoooaaarrrr! 👌
Yes. Agreed. How many Oscars did Hitchcock win?
So David Lynch truly went "This is the girl" on Noami Watts. Another Symbolism tributed in the movie.
And Naomi Watts moves to LA to be an actor and lived there for 10 years before getting her first acting job in a movie, it was Mulholland Drive. So this movie is very true to her.
It's funny bc the whole time on the set footage, they kept joking abt how many times she kept messing up, that they needed to do more takes.
She was very fortunate for meeting him because he showered her with wisdom and compassion and it lifted her up and changed her life from being a nightmare to finally being able to make her dream come true
@@brodypennhow did she suport herself during those 10 years ?
Naomi Watts WAS perfect in this movie. DAMN is she perfect.
it was Lynch
She WAS
agreed.... I could love her ..if it were right
Agree completely!
Damn good girl)
When this man knows “exactly what to do”, means the “rest of us have no idea”. Pure genius
I like this.
Gotta give Lynch credit for discovering her. She was fantastic in this and has proven to be one of the best in the world. To give the lead to unknown, and she has to do a second role within the movie. Great casting there.
Lynch also discovered Kyle MacLachlan and Lauren Dern, among others. For as much praise as he (rightfully) receives as a filmmaker, I feel he deserves a little more shine as an eye for talent.
@@BareBandSubscription Laura Dern’s mother was already a famous actress tho
Well, Naomi was around in movies since 1986 and she should have made it big since Tank Girl (1995). David didn't discover her so much as to give her the chance she kinda deserved.
@@flippert0 couldn't have said it any better. Spot on.
@@thecoldglassofwatershow and her father too, Bruce Dern.
Mulholland Drive is the definition of a classic! If you wait a few years to watch it again it is capable of that same spell which it casts upon first viewing; its a bona fide classic!
That scene in the diner always scares the shit out of me for some reason
@TOAD pls elaborate bro
@@LuisSierra42 you're in both dreams, and you're scared
NICK BIRKHEAD it’s amazing on so many levels that to even try and express its greatness in words is to somehow diminish the magic.
Def top 5 for me. Every time I watch this movie I gain so much I missed the previous time. I’ve prob watched it 15 times. So ironic the last line is “silence, the show has ended”. I don’t think this movie has ever ended
I feel like David's attention to music is really what sets him apart from other directors to me.
TRUU
He knows exactly when to play the music
When the mob guy spits out the coffee and the music starts playing while everyone is freaking out ...... chef's kiss
Sergio Leone was one of the best at that too.
Lynch's masterpiece, imo.
Twin Peaks is his master piece
@@guillermocarrillo8377 he has more than one lol. Have you seen Blue Velvet & The Elephant Man?! Lynch is a master
Inland Empire man. Shit is crazy once u get into it, it’s like the summation of all of his films. Literally
@@alfonsogayman9699 blue Velvet is my favourite movie of all time
@@MC_1993 you have to have a high intellect and spiritual understanding to realize INLAND EMPIRE IS HIS BEST WORK
Completely "unvarnished" interview and we are allowed to see real people here. Thanks for this gem.
Real people with emotions and thoughts worth listening to. A rarity these days.
I cry everytime I watch this movie. It makes me feel so alive. Lynch is amazing and so is Naomi, what an outstanding performance. UNREAL
I remember watching this film a second time as soon as I finished it the first time. Great great film that only gets better the more you see it.
@@Ffeoli1039 totally. There’s always something new to discover
the darkened highway and the menacing music, never becomes an annoying trope in a David Lynch film
Lynch is a genius, but Naomi is just so brilliant in this movie.
I find it touching that David looks *so sad* as Naomi talks about how she was auditioning for 10 years and that most directors won't even look actors in the eyes. You can just tell by his eyes he's not even thinking "I would never" but more "How could a director even do that?"
That's his temperament. He was born in winter, so he's phlegmatic. Very caring, feeling, nurturing, laid back, agreeable. But he was born early in winter (on the autumnal side), which means he leans melancholic, hence his gothic sensibilities as a director. He's primarily water, but he has just enough earth to cup it all up and serve it to an audience.
@@BatEatsMoth what the fuck are u talking about
@@BatEatsMoth What the hell are you talking about?
@@maxvetter1336 Shit that you will never understand.
@@BatEatsMoth Sure thing, bud.
This really adds to the appeal of the movie. Their mutual respect for each other, the film, and the work is really appealing. It's really interesting to get some insight into Lynch's type of vision of directing too. He seems more artist than director - instead of working in a single medium, he combines music, film, photography, and so on into a canvas that weaves through time.
yeah, dude, that's what a director does, a good one at least
Indeed! There are so (too) few of these people who care more about their vision than the expected sales, and test audiences, a.s.o. We should be very grateful for the visionaries who are unwilling to compromise their ideas for studio bean-counters. Yes, I know, Lynch has struggled as well, and this film was made because it was rejected as a TV-series pilot, andandand.. but still.
Lynch was always an artist first. I highky recommend you check out a film called The Art Life. Its all about him and his life long devotion to art and just the idea of creation in general. Its very insightful.
Critics say Mulholland Drive is the greatest movie of the 21st century. This still remains true. Nothing comes close. It's an immensely well crafted movie.
I wonder what David Lynch was smoking when he wrote the script.
@@Orion225 Lynch's natural mental state is what most people experience when high, and then add decades of transcendental meditation on top of that. He was smoking pure consciousness.
Crack… to give you a less pretentious answer
Not to me, I found the weirdness very offputting. The central storyline involving the two female leads was certainly engaging, but some scenes with the supporting characters were just weird and detracted from my enjoyment, also some scenes seemed to drag on unnecessarily. I guess i'm in the minority but I'm not a fan of this movie or the director for that matter at all. Maybe I would have preferred the shorter TV movie version they originally shot, depending on which scenes it contained.
@@munkeyinspace5331 Lynch doesn't do drugs though, except for extreme amounts of coffee and cigarettes. He did smoke weed a few times when he was young but AFAIK that's it
This film was Lynch's fuck-you to Hollywood. Well done.
Yeah, it's really interesting fully understanding it especially after 2017
Not just "fuck you", it's a love letter first and foremost. It's not a place where I could imagine David Lynch wanting to live, yet there he's been for a long time.
David has the best hair.
Have you seen Donald Trump?!
Two stunningly beautiful souls.
Every time I randomly put on a David Lynch video, I always end up watching the entire thing. RIP last 26 minutes and 45 seconds of my life.
This is the most tender, heart-warming, genuine interview I've ever seen. I feel privileged to have such an intimate insight into David Lynch and Naomi Watts' relationship, the impact they had on each other and the masterpiece they created.
Naomi Watts always gives great performances. She seems to be truly dedicated to her craft. Her character in Mulholland Drive is so complex and she nailed it. She is such a versatile acttress who never runs from a challenge. I love and admire her. Besides, she seems to be a genuine person, interesting, captivating, humble, and a very intelligent woman. ❤
I think if more people understood the character Naomi Watts was playing, she would have won the oscar that year. But the fact she wasn't even nominated is laughable. Perfect casting and performance.
No one understood this movie. I didn't even understand it for about 15 years. We all just thought it was a weird surreal film for the sake of being weird. Lots of movies were like that back then.
@@frankievalentine6112 I personally don't think you have to understand it (intellectually speaking) to feel it.
This masterpiece made me feel for a few minutes the Hollywood glamor, and then, for over two hours, it made me feel the dark, sinister reality behind the glamor.
Powerful film.
This film has risen up the Sight and Sound poll of greatest movies faster than any film except "2001: A Space Odyssey." Mind-bending supreme masterpiece.
Love David Lynch and the way he intently listens to people.
Mulholland Drive have enough material for at least 3 movies
David Lynch is a beautiful light in the world
"Different things appeal to different people at different times." Absolutely. This film will pay off in different ways when viewing at different ages. Trust me.
Excellent actress.... she should have got the best actress oscar for her role in Mullholland Drive and its quite unfortunate that Hollywood has so few (if any) directors of the caliber of Mr. Lynch a true original and visionary genius
Naomi Watts is definitely one of the most under rated actresses....loved her here in Mulholland Drive as well as in Peter Jackson's King Kong
she was also great in 2005's "Stay" by Marc Forster. Co-starring Ewen McGregor and an early role for Ryan Gosling.
and she was good in the English language remake of Michael Henneke's "Funny Games" which Michael also wrote and directed, alongside Tim Roth and Michael Pitt.
I remember walking out of the theater thinking I just saw something special. I have been a Naomi fan ever since. Thanks for the glimpse into the genius of David Lynch.
I was the same .
She looks so beautiful she has not aged a bit since Mulholland Drive
she is GORGEOUS
When was this interview filmed ?
@@user-ux2py9td8w 1983
@@user-ux2py9td8w 2015
Plastic surgery can do wonders.
Lynch is one of those directors who doesn't have any questionable vibe going on like so many other directors unfortunately (tarantino etc). You can immediately tell he makes the actresses him feel very comfortable and treats them with the upmost respect. He's one of those men you can trust and never have to secondguess, which is a very rare quality. Much respect to him.
I watched some backstage footage and it seems his leadership creates a good environment for everyone. They were all being kind to one another.
@@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult exactly 👌🏼❤️
except when he said he was devastated to see naomi watts without makeup
@@larrydigger461 well, like a profile photo vs real life.. we've all been there
@@larrydigger461 I think that was a joke
Lynch's best movie. There's a scene I can barely watch - when Naomi climbs through a window and comes back through the front door, hand firmly clasped on her nose. The music grows ominous when the two women enter the house and discover the thing on the bed. Brilliant.
The ending scene with the screaming and the smiling elderly couple is the scariest thing I've ever seen. Gets me every time.
@@nathanstreilein758 Thank you for saying that, I shit my underwear. But loved the film. The realist portrait of a dream to me.
my favourite scene was always where diane starts shaking when the blue light shines on her in silencio, a moment of her reality shattering and the illusion being broken. it frightens me in some deep corner of my mind haha
After the scene with the devilish tramp behind the Winkie's, everytime the camera rounds a corner I'm holding my heart in my hand. For a thriller surrealist film this sure was horrifying.
There will never be a movie better than Mulholland Drive. Pure masterpiece. Just hope to see it on big screen one day again.
That bit at the end is so sweet. They have such a mutual respect for each other, and it's refreshingly genuine not forced or exaggerated.
That last touch on the shoulder was the sweetest final to this magnificent interview.
A genius non-linear story. I love it !
David Lynch comes across as a genuinely lovely man with an impish sense of humour. It is beautiful to watch the genuine affection that these two have for each other. A great film. One of the best.
This is the girl!
Excellent choice, (A)dom.
@@YinzerSteel he chose wrong tho..
One of the top ten best movies ever made. Brilliant acting.
I'm obsessed with this movie!
This film is running through my veins. Naomi and David are so wonderful to watch over and over again, real stuff, genuine authentic truthful people and the end result of the film goes beyond.
I LOVE David Lynch! This man is a genius, humble, and more important: a humble genuine person. You just can't not love him!
Thank you for this interview!
This is one of my favorite films...I can watch it over and over...
A great movie that will stand the test of time like all masterpieces.
One of my favourite actors of all time. I just love her and back around 2003ish, I had the privilege of meeting her (and Heath) - now, a treasured memory in my life. She was absolutely lovely, down to earth and kind. Her talent is astounding. Naomi is one of the true Hollywood greats.
That audition scene is magnificent... you know it's all and audition, and still, they are able to turn that trite dialogue in something so enticing one is just absorbed...
What a treat to see Naomi & David talking so candidly together. I really feel as though I've learned a lot by just listening to them.
The story about Monty just emphasizes how amazing David is. Just a friend couldn’t memorize a line. Not an actor, just an average dude, but he was perfect for the part. Visionary is what I think of when I think of David Lynch.
Thank you both Naomi and David for the great acting and directing which made this film so powerful and unforgettable. And also congrats for being chosen as 1st place from BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century.
To my shame, I don't fully know why it took me twenty years to watch the film.....saw it on lists....had the dvd on my radar....then it was shown on television.
WOW a magical experience! The characters and acting are spot on. That audition scene was mesmerising and I was riveted to the whole film. Best film I've seen in a long time and it will go on my shelf with the greats from Kubrick and Herzog. Thank you David & Naomi!
A great interview, and the mutual appreciation between the two without spilling into mush is very heartening. I remember seeing Mulholland Drive at an indie cinema when it came out, and going straight back the following night to watch it again. I couldn't quite believe what I'd just seen, and the film still defies my complete comprehension all these years on.
It’s so much fun to wittiness the kindness he shows to his fellows actors and his crew. No director, other than Lynch, has ever treated his cast so comforting and relaxing. Thus, the film resulted in creating another masterpiece hit. Tons of generosity to David and Naomi for attributing cinematic event and turned into a memorable experience.
David Lynch defines what was Hollywood. Superb guy..
6:04 "Sometimes something looking very negative can be a gigantic blessing"
She's a great actor. Brilliant in this movie.
What a great performance from Naomi Watts and what a great and unique artist and person David Lynch is .
They are so touching! I love them ❤
Like all his films, dreamlike, surreal, Naomi was brilliant. I could listen to them for hours.
NOAMI “ .. I could just do a sharp turn and drive off this cliff “
LYNCH * smiles warmly *
What I admire the most is David Lynch didn't pick any known actors or actresses to make this film and to me that proves how much ability and talent he has as a writer and a director. This movie is so unique. Mulholland Drive is just a masterpiece. Lynch in my opinion is on that short list creatively gifted people almost on the level of a Kubrick
David Lynch doesn't milk famius actors, he makes them
@@joancollaku8744 even Malcolm McDowell headed beast with Kubrick saying he could be downright sadistic
such a great pair of lovely human beings!
This is one of the most criminally underrated films of my lifetime.
it's not underrated. It's in everyone’s favorite movies of all time list.
No, it is not underrated. It is always ranked in the top twenty or fifty greatest movies of all time in many cinéphiles organisation like the British film institute.
I think the critics definitely don't underrate it but I think Justin Zuleta is trying to say that it's not nearly as recognized as it should be. It doesn't get the love and attention that other masterpieces get. Most people I know have never heard of this movie.
@@craiger9866exactly, u got it
@@cinemaspace2890whos?
Mulholland Drive is one of my fav movies ever, i rlly enjoyed this interview!
I used to serve Naomi Watts coffee now and again in New York and, like many people in the entertainment industry who have worked so hard to earn their success, she is a world class human being who treats people with decency and respect.
Well if she keeps coming back I bet is _damn good coffee_ 👍🏼
She WAS perfect for Mulholland Drive. Beautiful and talented. Good find Herr Lynch.
Great movie and Watt's performance is spectacular.
Should have been an Oscar, I think.
@@michaelstewart8704 Both were.
@@michaelstewart8704 It's at the top of BBC's best films of the century
"California Dreamin".
My friend, who's made it quite well in Hollywood, has spoken to me about "the blue smoke" of Hollywood.
But he also "fell into" success. Incredible success. I've brought this point up to him and he commented "I've never looked at it like that." I wanted to say: "How couldn't you have looked at it like that?!?. As it is?!: PURE LUCK."
"Life is but a dream within a dream", as a famous writer once wrote.
Two people with immense talent, drive and beauty. They helped to create an artistic masterpiece which will show every generation after ours the power of the human spirit to do good in this world.
There's no other like David Lynch. He is amazing.
I love both of them and hope they work together again and again.
i love these types of interviews between director and cast without the interviewer putting their faces in and wish they were longer.
Love David Lynch - and love LA. Visited from Denmark. Everybody had told me LA was boring, so I reserved little time there. WOW, did I regret that. I loved it right away, felt so at home.
Fkn love this guy. And she’s just spectacular
This is not a movie. It’s a journey, a window into another world. I don’t even try to make sense of it, it’s simply wonderful to watch. The perfect composure of scenery, music and acting. ❤
Such a fan of David Lynch. Just saw a screening of Fire Walk With Me. Sheryl Lee talked after the screening and just like Naomi and David, she was warm, sincere, caring and she too mentioned how David gets to the truth in every scene. I think David seeks that in the people he chooses to work with - their truth. He seems to be able to see the best in people and to bring out their best. Such genuineness from a man that gives us these worlds that are surreal, obtuse, confusing, dark, unexpected. Just love him.
Unbelievable heart and emotions comes through that music. True!! That theme music is so awesome!
Lynch is a person who knows people and knows how to help them to create his creation. THAT is something else. An amazing man indeed. :-)
Fell in love with Naomi Watts when I saw this movie. Her level of acting in this movie would have beaten anything Meryl Streep did in her younger prime.
A solid masterpiece!!!!!!
She was great in Twin Peaks 3 as well.
This is a beautiful interview. Love them both.
NAOMI is precious ... MR. LYNCH is brilliant ... MULHOLLAND DRIVE is unforgettable.
What a beautiful interview! It is so lovely seeing these two together. I love hearing them compliment one another in the interview much the way they complimented each other in making one of the greatest films of all time.
David Lynch is an absolute genius! Naomi Watts is such an unbelievable talent. It was a fortuitous meeting that brought these two incredible artists together so that we cinephiles can enjoy Mulholland Drive now and forever.
Without Mullholland Drive the history of cinematography would never be complete.
Saw it, and met her around the time it was at the theaters. Living in Rome Italy now, but this takes me back to my days in LA. 🤗
How was she?
@@ShinyFlakesShinyFlakes Normal-looking. When I met Charlize Theron, she was much hotter.
David is such a good great guy and I really admire him a lot and Naomi is so sweet and talented. Love them and their beings but I wouldn't have known them had it not also been for their fantastic achievments in cinema that I love.
What a beautiful interview this was. Just real people talking, being honest. Nothing like the world at large.
An absolute gem of a movie. David Lynch is a genius
This was a great interview. Interesting but also touching. Kudos to all involved.
So much admiration for this duo!
If you look at the 2 most outstanding films in cinema history Citizen Kane and Mulholland Drive there is a connection between them that transcends formula, the lighting music and cinematography is perfect. The acting is top form. The direction is superb and the casting is enigmatic. The fact that this film made confuses and endorses the characters at the same time as well as develops the lead character to the foreground only to reset the narrative is a work of genius. This movie started off as a tv pilot and ended up being the greatest movie of the 21st century is testament to David Lynch's remarkable talent and clarity.
2 most outstanding movies in cinema history are 2001 and the Godfather and it's not even up for a debate
What an interview ❤
I grew up in LA from 3 to 13 years old. I went back when I was 26 and drove down that street from one end to the other. And I got. I drove down through it during the day, and then at night as well. And oh my god, at night, it is very eerie.
The music really is so good, I saw it recently in a theater in SF and got a little choked up at Betty coming into LA and those grand chords and the progression and everything was just so perfect and tender.
And I LOVE the way they splice into the main theme and how the main theme gets transposed into another key almost secretly is just fucking genius.
Naomi plays both characters so well too, it's honestly insane that this was her big break, she seems like a proper star, she has that aura to her and the chops to back it up which is just incredible. That masturbation scene the first time I saw it was honestly sickening, like with everything that's happened up to that point idk why but I honestly didn't even realize what she was doing and even with her not feeling well irl at the time, it's so genuinely unsettling and uncomfortable I love it.
Listening to a genius and watching an angel!
This is the girl
No wonder Niomi Watts was so amazing in this role! She probably drew a lot from her own experience of Hollywood.
Mulholland Drive is haunting the way Twin Peaks was. Or HERE WITHOUT YOU by 3 doors down and now ARROW THROUGH ME by Sir Paul. You can't stop thinking about them, at least I can't. Naomi Watts was fantastic.
so surprising to hear she had 10 years of rejection when her performance in Mulholland was so fantastic.
what a wonderful interview. love them both so much.