History YMMV / DavidLynch

** Think that vanity plate was bad enough? Well, the logo for Asymmetrical Productions used in 1993 is debatably much, ''much'' worse. It features a closeup of lips uttering the company name while the entire thing flashes at a rapid-fire, seizure-inducing pace.

* NightmareFuel: The notoriously epileptic vanity plate for Lynch/Frost Productions definitely counts, with the hideous electrical noises and the rapidly changing light sources jumping about. And this came after the very serene ending music for ''Twin Peaks''. Yikes.

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: He typically works in the surreal, so some of his most well-regarded works, such as ''Mulholland Drive'' and ''Eraserhead'', are completely and utterly bizarre, which might serve as a turn-off to casual audiences.

--->'''Lynch''': Believe it or not, ''Film/{{Eraserhead}}'' is my most spiritual film.
--->'''BAFTA Interviewer''': Elaborate on that, if you would.
--->'''Lynch''': No, I won't.
--->(Both of them, and the audience, laugh)

* DeathOfTheAuthor: As noted by his quote on the main page, Lynch himself enforces this; he feels that it's better for fans to come up with their own interpretations than to tell them what they're supposed to feel about his films.
** However, it is averted for ''Film/LostHighway'' as Lynch has admitted that the film was based on the Creator/OJSimpson murder case, more specifically [[spoiler:Simpson's psychogenic fugue or self-delusion that he is innocent. This revelation has led to many to conclude that most of the film is a fantasy of a murderer on death row.]]
** Somewhat averted for ''Film/MulhollandDrive'' For the DVD release of the film, Lynch wrote down ten clues for understanding the film. However, said clues merely emphasize important details and questions for the audience to examine and answer, which still leaves room for some interpretation.[[note]]The clues are real, but Lynch had intended them for the French audience and didn't expect the clues to go viral.[[/note]]
** Every now and then you can coax an insight out of him regarding one of his films, but don't expect him to follow up on it.

** "Believe it or not, X is Y." "Elaborate on that." "No."[[labelnote:Explanation]]{{Snowclone}} of a quote from his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpomrL0qA-E 2007 BAFTA interview]] about ''Film/{{Eraserhead}}'' being his "most spiritual film".[[/labelnote]]

** However, it is averted for ''Film/LostHighway'' as Lynch has admitted that the film was based on the O.J. Simpson murder case, more specifically [[spoiler:Simpson's psychogenic fugue or self-delusion that he is innocent. This revelation has led to many to conclude that most of the film is a fantasy of a murderer on death row.]]
** Somewhat averted for ''Film/MulhollandDrive''. For the DVD release of the film, Lynch wrote down ten clues for understanding the film. However, said clues merely emphasize important details and questions for the audience to examine and answer, which still leaves room for some interpretation.[[note]]The clues are real, but Lynch had intended them for the French audience and didn't expect the clues to go viral.[[/note]]

** However, it is averted for ''Film/LostHighway'' as Lynch has admitted that the film was based on the O.J. Simpson murder case, more specifically Simpson's psychogenic fugue. [[spoiler:This revelation has led to many to conclude that most of the film is a delusion of a murderer on death row.]]

* DeathOfTheAuthor: Lynch himself enforces this; he feels that it's better for fans to come up with their own interpretations than to tell them what they're supposed to feel about his films.