"Trump could become one of the biggest presidents" – Variety

In an interview with the Guardian published on Saturday, David Lynch talked about his new book "Room to Dream," shot down the theories of "Twin Peaks," and finally said that Donald Trump could occupy a special place in the movie. presidential story.

Despite being undecided about Trump, Lynch noted that "He could become one of the greatest presidents in history because he has so upset the thing. Is able to counter this kind of a smart way. "

The director of "Eraserhead" and "Mulholland Drive" also described how, while Trump may not be doing a good job, he opens up a space where other strangers could do it. "Our so-called leaders can not move the country forward, they can not do anything," he said. "Like kids, they are, Trump showed it all."

Lynch also shared in the interview that he's politically everywhere on the map, having voted for Bernie Sanders at the 2016 Democratic primary and thinks – but he's not sure – that he voted libertarian in the presidential election. "I'm not really a political person, but I really like the freedom to do what you want to do," he said.

In response to Lynch's statements, Donald Trump took on Twitter to share the article, citing the Breitbart title: "Director David Lynch: Trump could come down as one of the greatest presidents."

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In other parts of the interview, Lynch also discussed how he persists in working on television for the moment in favor of a "continuing story" because he thinks the outings in theaters have become too short. "I would not make a feature film in the world today because the kind of films I was doing could not be on the big screen," he said.

He also noted his philosophy of refusing to provide the public with explanations of the meaning of the content it produces, such as a movie or TV show is like a magical act, "and the wizards do not say how they have do something." his disgust for behind-the-scenes footage or special effects films. "People do it for sales, for money, but film is the thing and should be protected."

Lynch's biography was published on June 19.