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Laura Dernmisses her “dearest friend.”
But now, Dern has penned a heartfelt letter to her departed mentor in theLos Angeles Times.
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Laura Dern and David Lynch on the set of ‘Wild at Heart’.Credit:Samuel Goldwyn Films/Courtsey Everett
“Your deep inclusion of us as partners and peers profoundly shaped us both.
You believed in the ritual of art and the grace that deserves to be given to it.
You and Kyle introduced me to the chicken walk.”
David Lynch and Laura Dern on the set of ‘Blue Velvet’.Everett
In her new essay, Dern remembered shooting that sequence.
Dern was also central to Lynch’s most experimental (and perhaps least-seen) film, 2006’sInland Empire.
You pushed me toward fearlessness.
Gordon Cole (David Lynch) and Diane Evans (Laura Dern) in ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’.Suzanne Tenner/SHOWTIME
You made me believe in all that is good in our country and fear all that lies beneath."
Read Dern’s full essayhere.
