David Lynch launched Naomi Watts‘ stateside acting career when they collaborated on the iconic film, Mulholland Drive, together. And, it seems, the lauded and genius director was still working on ways for the two to continue their partnership in the weeks leading up to his death. It’s a touching bit of insight into the unique and singular way Lynch worked with his favorite creative collaborators — one rife with a bit of grief for what could have been when the director passed away on January 17, 2025.
In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, the actress divulged a few precious details about her last lunch with the director and fellow actress/Lynch muse, Laura Dern. A meal that took place not just because they were all friends, but also because Lynch was cooking up a new project idea that would reunite the trio on screen again. According to Watts:
“We had a beautiful lunch at his house. I knew he’d been unwell, but he was in great spirits. He wanted to go back to work — Laura and I were like, ‘You can do it! You could work from the trailer.’ He was not, in any way, done. I could see the creative spirit alive in him.”
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Calling the loss “so deeply, deeply upsetting,” she went on to add that, “I had a really lucky and strong start after the David Lynch launch,” before noting that she not only considered the director a creative partner, but a dear friend. “I thought I would see him in a couple of weeks [after that last lunch] because I was here in L.A. There’s a lot I could share, but I want to be private about it because of his family. But it was a really powerful meeting that filled me with just so much love and hope.”
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Source:
Los Angeles Times
