Gunnar Rehlin met and interviewed David Lynch four or five times over the years.
David Lynch was a very soft and pleasant person to talk to. He talked about his ideas that came flying through the air and then he grasped them and created something out of them.
He says that Lynch was very self-willed as a director.
David Lynch had the ability to make exciting and violent thrillers that were simultaneously very poetic, says Gunnar Rehlin.
From David Lynch's production, he primarily highlights "Blue Velvet", "Wild at Heart", "Twin Peaks" and "Mulholland Drive".
I think "Mulholland Drive" is a masterpiece, but I can still not quite say that I understand everything it's about. And that makes you want to see it again and again.
Gunnar Rehlin also points out that Lynch had an absurd sense of humor that was visible in his films.
He was also very innovative. "Mulholland Drive" was originally a TV series that he submitted and got rejected. Then he took it back, filmed new material and turned it into a feature film instead.
Director Lisa Langseth describes David Lynch as "a giant and a pioneer".
He has done so much for film. That he managed to elevate his eccentricity to large productions that cost money but were still entirely his voice, she says to Dagens Nyheter.
