A-OMMMMM-K DAVID LYNCH ON MEDITATION, RAISING CONSCIOUSNESS AND EVERYTHING HE'LL SAY ABOUT 'INLAND EMPIRE'.Byline: Glenn Whipp Film Writer We haven't heard from David Lynch in the four years since he made the dreamlike noir ``Mulholland Dr.'' So when we found out Lynch would be speaking tonight at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , lecturing on ``Consciousness, Creativity and the Brain,'' we thought we'd check in with one of our favorite filmmakers. Lynch, 59, has taken time out from editing his latest feature, ``Inland Empire In·land Empire A region of the northwest United States between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains, comprising eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, northern Idaho, and western Montana. Farming, lumbering, and mining are important to the area. ,'' to speak at 13 colleges on the East and West coasts, talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to students (and whoever else shows up) about the value of transcendental meditation Transcendental Meditation, service mark for a religious movement based on Vedanta philosophy, founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Stressing natural meditation and the liberating pleasures such practices could invoke, the movement's meditation method is believed to help . Lynch himself has meditated for 32 years and believes if more people spent 20 minutes a day repeating their mantra, there would be more fulfillment and much less suffering in the world. We take a dip into dip into Verb 1. to draw upon: he dipped into his savings 2. to read passages at random from (a book or journal) Verb 1. Lynch's ``ocean of pure consciousness.'' Q: How has meditation influenced your filmmaking? A: I've been doing this for 32 years, so I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what I'd be without it. But I can tell you that I enjoy the doing of things so much more. And fear and depression and anxiety can cripple a human being - and especially a filmmaker. There's so much pressure. And the pressure just starts lifting. Q: It makes taking those phone calls from the studio easier ... A: You do the action, not for the fruit of the action, but for the enjoyment of the action, and the fruit is gonna be what it's gonna be. But how many people really enjoy the doing? It's so beautiful. And when this container of consciousness starts expanding, you catch more ideas. Understanding grows. Awareness grows. Wakefulness wakefulness believed to occur when the tonic flow of impulses from the reticular activating system exceeds the critical level for sustaining consciousness; reduction of reticular activating system activity is the basis of the pharmacological induction of sedation. grows. Q: Have you invited any studio heads to your talk? A: (Laughs) I would love for them to come. There was an article about one of the studio heads running his operation on fear. It's totally absurd. If I ran my set on fear, I wouldn't get 1 percent of what I get. No one would go the extra mile, no one would enjoy the work. You're just putting this fear and stress on people, and that doesn't work. Q: It seems that movies today are made more from a fear of failure than risking for success. A: It's fear and ignorance that really runs the show and a lot of negative things flying about. And it's not just Hollywood. Q: In July, you christened the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace. The goal is to raise $7 billion to fund seven universities of world peace in seven different countries. Seven billion. One of your colleagues called it a ``very Lynchian number.'' A: (Laughs) Well, $7 billion sounds like a lot, but when the military spends $7 billion, we don't blink an eye. Spending $7 billion for consciousness-based education and world peace would be spending it to let human beings realize their full potential, and it would be spending money to bring real peace on earth. Not just an absence of war, but real peace. Q: You've filmed your next movie. A: Yes. Q: ``Inland Empire.'' Does it take place in San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. County? A: We did film some out there. It's not really about that area, though. Q: Yeah, your assistant told me that all you'd tell me is that it's about ``a woman in trouble.'' A: She is in trouble, yes. Q: Laura Dern? A: Yes. Q: Do you hope to have it in theaters next year? A: I hope to. (At this point, Lynch's assistant interjects: ``That's the most I've heard him say about the movie in a long time.'') Q: You're so passionate about practicing meditation. Have you ever thought of incorporating these ideas into one of your films? A: If an idea came. I go by ideas and falling in love with them. If an idea came that showed these things "These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. Music Video The music video stars Shirley Manson, lead singer of the band Garbage. Track Listing 1. "These Things [Radio Edit]" - 3:17 2. in a way I fell in love with, then yes. But to arbitrarily say, ``I'm going to make a film about such-and-such,'' to me is backward. Glenn Whipp, (818) 713-3672 glenn.whipp(at)dailynews.com DAVID LYNCH What: The film director gives a talk on ``Consciousness, Creativity and the Brain.'' Where: Bovard Auditorium at USC's University Park Campus. Park in Gate 2 off of Exposition Boulevard, west of Figueroa Street Figueroa Street is a street in Los Angeles County, California. It runs in a north/south direction for a length of more than 30 miles (48 km) between the Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock and Wilmington. . When: 7:30 to 10:30 tonight. Tickets: Admission is free. Seating is on a first-come, first-served “FCFS” redirects here. For the figure skating competition, see Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. This article is about a general service policy. For the technical concept, see FIFO. basis. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (David Lynch) |
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