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Kyle MacLachlan Reflects on Dark Roles in Lynch Films
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In Short: At the Venice Film Festival, actor Kyle MacLachlan reflected on his roles in David Lynch's films, particularly the dark and surreal worlds he inhabited.
MacLachlan, who was 23 when he auditioned for his first film, Lynch's adaptation of Dune, noted the beginning of a decades-long friendship and creative partnership with the director.
In Blue Velvet, MacLachlan says he was tasked with maintaining an innocence that was 'singed' by the film's dark themes.
He also shared that the memoir he wrote allowed him to reflect on the difficult times he and Lynch went through as friends and collaborators.
MacLachlan acknowledged the potential for Lynch's reaction to some of the stories in his memoir, highlighting the personal and creative journey that shaped their relationship.
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- But, he adds, "The beautiful thing about a memoir is that you then can go back and say, and 'From that I grew to this,' or 'I learned this,' or 'This changed in me.'" "I didn't know how [Lynch] would feel about some of the stories that I tell, some of the difficult times that we went through as friends and as creatives," MacLachlan says.
- And the things that Jeffrey and Sandy [in Blue Velvet ] were experiencing together, Kyle and Laura were experiencing together as well.
- Actor Kyle MacLachlan was 23 and just barely out of drama school when he auditioned for his first movie, David Lynch 's adaptation of the science fiction novel Dune.
- "I recognized pretty early on, particularly in Blue Velvet, that I was tasked with the job of going into these worlds, maintaining an innocence, which got singed," MacLachlan says.