David Lynch May Never Direct Again After Emphysema Diagnosis
David Lynch May Never Direct Again After Emphysema Diagnosis
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- Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) August 5, 2024
In a new interview with Sight & Sound magazine (via The Independent), Lynch revealed that he was diagnosed with emphysema after years of smoking. The 79-year-old filmmaker said he can’t “go out” because catching Covid-19 or any other bug would potentially exacerbate his health issues. He also said his physical abilities are heavily limited now, and he can only “walk a short distance before” he’s “out of oxygen.”
“I’ve gotten emphysema from smoking for so long, and so I’m homebound whether I like it or not,” Lynch said. “It would be very bad for me to get sick, even with a cold.”
As such, Lynch said it was unlikely he’d ever direct again unless he did so remotely. “I would do it remotely if it comes to it,” Lynch said, but then noted: “I wouldn’t like that so much.”
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Yes, I have emphysema from my many years of smoking. I have to say that I enjoyed smoking very much, and I do love tobacco - the smell of it, lighting cigarettes on fire, smoking them - but there is a price to pay for this enjoyment, and the price for me is…
- David Lynch (@DAVID_LYNCH) August 5, 2024
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