Four years after the theatrical release of  Twin Peaks, David Lynch returns to cinema with  Lost Highway, a terrifying ballad about the heart of schizophrenia, starring Bill Pullman.

The cinema of Lynch is crazy, disturbing, troubling. Since The Elephant Man (1980), each new cinematic work is another brick added to a construction of the bizarre. It`s impossible to explain the meaning of one of his films, not even for Lynch himself. Let`s just say that Lost Highway is a story about a schizophrenic killer, told from the changing points of views of the murderer himself. And now let`s just let the director shed some light on some of the mysteries himself ...

What is your primary motivation to make films?

Ideas. In fact, I`m looking for an idea to fall in love with at once so I want it to be my next project.

Do you often fall in love?

No. That`s why I waited four years to make another film.

Your films are produced by the French company Ciby 2000. Some of your projects are said to having been turned down?

Just one, in fact. And I`m glad I didn`t do it. It was a totally absurd comedy called The dream of the bovine. Something vaguely reminding of a film, but honestly speaking, something quite stupid.

Why did the producers refuse to finance it?

They didn`t really see any way that film might have made any money.

Lost Highway isn`t really a commercial film either...

Certainly, but I definitely prefer it to the other one (laughs).

It`s a complex film,  difficult to understand. What do you think the audience will make from it?

I have no idea. People remember what they remember. I really love the film, it represents two years of work, a period in which it evolved to become what it is today.

The film deals with schizophrenia...

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder. Actually, while we were shooting, I came across a term that matched with my state of mind perfectly: psychogenic fugue. That`s a beautiful name for a sickness. It describes the condition of someone who takes on a new identity.

Your protagonist, embodied by  Bill Pullman, owns different personalities. Does this go for you as well?

For me, just like for everybody. The mental disorder represents what we all experience to a certain degree. I think everyone of us has several personalities inside of him, and it`s just a question of choice.

And who are you today?

David Lynch, answering your questions (laughs).