“I wouldn’t have stayed had I not met David Lynch.
“I was literally alienating people.
I was making them uncomfortable because I was so like, ‘I need a job!
Naomi Watts and David Lynch; Watts in ‘Mulholland Dr.'.Credit:M. Caulfield/WireImage; Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection
I need a job!’
So much so that my agent at the time said, ‘You’re too intense.
You’re making people uncomfortable.’
Naomi Watts and Laura Harring in ‘Mulholland Drive’.Universal/Courtesy Everett
Yeah, I need a job.
I’m desperate, I need to work,” Watts continued.
“I planned on going home multiple times.
Long story short, David Lynch called me in and has a very different way of casting.
How do I speed this up?’
And he just saw me and was able to sort of lift these veneers.”
