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I was very saddened by the passing of David Lynch recently. I was devastated by that and I recommend David Lynch in general, everything about David, his films, his cartoons, his art, his weather report, everything about him. I haven't seen his version of Dune so I'm not gonna go on the record saying I recognize that, but I did see The Elephant Man not too long ago and that film is a masterpiece. I think my favorite currently, and this changes, you know, because life is long, but I think currently the most astonishing performance I've ever seen in a movie is John Hurt as the elephant man in that movie. It's literally magic what he did. I don't know how he did it. He obviously completely covered up with the loads of makeup and prosthetics and you can barely even hear him when he talks. He's able to communicate with all of those obstacles in his way that you can't even understand how he's doing it, understanding what this person is thinking and feeling so deeply with all this hindrance to him being able to express himself. It literally moved me to tears watching that performance. I think the movie as a whole is just exquisitely beautiful, and the way Lynch photographed it. It's interesting because I think Anthony Hopkins, who's also as usual, incredible in the film, but I think he wasn't entirely sold on David lynch when he was working with him. he wished it was perhaps an older and more well- established director, because that was pretty early in David's career, I believe it's only his second feature film, so Anthony Hopkins was always like, “who is this guy?” But I think Anthony came to appreciate actually what what a fine filmmaker Mr. Lynch was.
Feb 12, 2025
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never going to be another like him. his films, his outlook on the world, his music, all of it changed us for the better. he will be so profoundly missed.
Jan 16, 2025
David Lynch clips today
No one did it like him
Bye legend
Watch his work, listen to him talk.
his originality
INTUITION
DAYDREAMS
such humor and humanity
He gave us permission to trust surrender to and embrace our inner selves
His impact is endless
Golden sunshine !
Jan 17, 2025
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I like to take long walks, typically in the park. I live in Brooklyn, New York and I like to walk around Prospect Park. At the south end of the park there's a little area with a couple of benches in it, like a little sanctuary and I like to go over there to sit on the bench and watch all the different birds out in the pond. I like to go there in all different kinds of weather and see how it changes throughout the year. I just really get a kick out of nature and it actually can be pretty quiet there sometimes, which is hard to find in New York City.
Feb 12, 2025
Oh my God, this guy Henry Taylor, I saw that exhibit at the Whitney. I took everyone I knew to go see the exhibit. I must have seen it seven or eight times. This guy is the most brilliant painter I have seen in a long, long time. I actually got the coffee table book. I never get the coffee table book. He just moved me to tears. He did a painting of Philando Castile getting shot that's one of the most powerful works of visual art I've ever seen in my life from many time period ever. So I recommend Henry Taylor and The Whitney Museum and general because I think you'll always find something interesting there.
Feb 12, 2025
I'm a big fan of quiet. I like quiet and silence. I saw a movie once a long time ago. It's called Into Great Silence and it's a documentary about monks in this monastery and it's quite long actually but there's no dialogue in it. The whole movie is watching these monks and it made a huge impression on me.
Feb 12, 2025