Diane Keaton talks (briefly) about her Twin Peaks experience
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:20 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... LU9FU8.DTL
From the interview...
Q: You directed an episode of "Twin Peaks," which I think would surprise most people.
A: It was really exciting because I wanted to learn more about directing, and television was a venue that people seemed to be willing to hire me for. First, I did an after-school special, that's probably in the late '80s. Then I did an episode of "China Beach" and so on. And that's how I learned about directing. I did a documentary about heaven, which was summarily hated. But it was fascinating to me. The subject was fascinating. I did it in a kind of unusual manner. I've explored a lot of things regarding visual (arts). I'm interested in everything visual. I've now done seven visual books, a TV pilot, two features.
Q: Did you have much interaction with David Lynch? There were times during the "Twin Peaks" production that he was relatively uninvolved.
A: No. He was very interesting that way. When he gave a guest director the opportunity to direct "Twin Peaks," he just said, "Do whatever you want." That's very different, because most television shows have a pattern of how to shoot. ... They have an idea and (as director) you fit into the idea of what the format is for that particular show. With "Twin Peaks," (Lynch) just said, "Heh heh. Goodbye. Here, you have any ideas? Do it." So he was amazing in regard to that. But I didn't have, really, any contact with him.
From the interview...
Q: You directed an episode of "Twin Peaks," which I think would surprise most people.
A: It was really exciting because I wanted to learn more about directing, and television was a venue that people seemed to be willing to hire me for. First, I did an after-school special, that's probably in the late '80s. Then I did an episode of "China Beach" and so on. And that's how I learned about directing. I did a documentary about heaven, which was summarily hated. But it was fascinating to me. The subject was fascinating. I did it in a kind of unusual manner. I've explored a lot of things regarding visual (arts). I'm interested in everything visual. I've now done seven visual books, a TV pilot, two features.
Q: Did you have much interaction with David Lynch? There were times during the "Twin Peaks" production that he was relatively uninvolved.
A: No. He was very interesting that way. When he gave a guest director the opportunity to direct "Twin Peaks," he just said, "Do whatever you want." That's very different, because most television shows have a pattern of how to shoot. ... They have an idea and (as director) you fit into the idea of what the format is for that particular show. With "Twin Peaks," (Lynch) just said, "Heh heh. Goodbye. Here, you have any ideas? Do it." So he was amazing in regard to that. But I didn't have, really, any contact with him.