* In August 2014, David Lynch was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvkqr-S-1Ac nominated]] for the [[http://www.alsa.org/fight-als/ice-bucket-challenge.html ALS Ice Bucket Challenge]]. First, he plays--or attempts to play, as he puts it--"Over The Rainbow" on a trumpet, while having two buckets, the first being of ice coffee, poured onto him. Then, he nominates Russian president UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin for the challenge.
* Laura "Tidbit" Dern recalls her first time meeting Lynch when auditioning for ''Blue Velvet'':
-->'''Dern:''' He walked out and I was startled by every aspect of him. And he looked at me, and I was waiting for these magical words, and it was a magical moment, but he went, "...I have to pee."
** After a particularly good take, Lynch reportedly said the following to Dern:
--->'''Lynch:''' Tidbit, you'll have them BOLTING for the fire exits!
* While promoting Film/InlandEmpire in 2006, Lynch found himself short of funds to purchase ads that would give the film a good amount of visibility. His solution? Sit with a cow next to a busy street with a big sign saying "for your consideration, Laura Dern".
-->'''Lynch:''' Without cheese, there wouldn't be an Inland Empire.
* His [[https://youtu.be/XMN2l62Vbus introduction]] to the Twin Peaks panel at Comic-Con 2017 is a masterpiece in CrossesTheLineTwice.
-->'''Lynch:''' *prying a golf ball out of a corpse's hand* This, supposedly, is the last golf ball OJ Simpson hit before he went to prison in Ne– *static*