Naomi Watts remembers David Lynch and how “instrumental” he was in her Hollywood career. In a new interview, the Mulholland Drive star revealed how the filmmaker kept her from quitting acting. “[Lynch] was very instrumental to me even being in America,

It is true that David Lynch was a dark master, capable of depicting on-screen violence with more edge than most — but what is not often discussed is that he did find beauty in the world, time and time again.

David Lynch’s children Jennifer, Austin, Riley, and Lula shared a joint tribute to the filmmaker via X on Saturday, Jan. 18. The four-time Oscar nominee died on Jan. 16 at age 78.

Naomi Watts revealed on “Live With Kelly and Mark” (via Entertainment Weekly) that she nearly quit acting before she met the late David Lynch, who cast her as the lead in 2001’s “Mulholland Drive.” The film’s critical acclaim and global success turned Watts into a star after “10 years” of “flunking auditions.

The director himself came off as almost performatively normal. Masterpieces like “Eraserhead” and “Mulholland Drive” said otherwise.

It would be convenient to say that I was so cool that I watched it on purpose, an artsy queer suburban kid desperate for culture. I happened upon it by some mysterious channel surfing synchronicity and kept watching,

David Lynch 's four kids are remembering their dad after his death by inviting fans to honor his legacy. In a post from the late director X's account on Saturday, his children Jennifer, Austin, Riley, and Lula Lynch shared a joint statement to pay tribute to their dad, calling him "a guiding light of creativity, love, and peace."

David Lynch’s children, Jennifer, Austin, Riley, and Lula Lynch, will hold a brief group meditation tomorrow, January 20, as a tribute to their late father, David Lynch, who died Thursday. Tomorrow, January 20th, would have been the director’s 79th birthday. This “worldwide group meditation” will begin at 12 PM PST and last 10 minutes.

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos recently posted about his love of David Lynch, and he revealed that Netflix and Lynch would have teamed up.

We were talking about ideas,” the Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet star says. “It was like, ‘What’s next?’ And then, suddenly—poof—he’s gone.”

Oscar nominee Naomi Watts shared she almost quit Hollywood, but credited late director David Lynch with saving her career by casting her in the 2001 film Mulholland Drive: “I wouldn’t have stayed.”