It Is Happening Again: Kyle MacLachlan and David Duchovny Reunite

The actor Kyle MacLachlan readily acknowledges the immense impact that the late director David Lynch had on his life and career. After making his on-screen debut starring in Lynch's sci-fi epic Dune (1984), Kyle expected superstardom — only to see the movie flop commercially. However, the connection he forged with Lynch led to a lifelong friendship and a filmography inhabiting the director's unforgettable and mysterious worlds. I look back at my time on set with Kyle as the iconic Dale Cooper on Twin Peaks, and we dissect our characters in the 2017 sequel series. Plus, we learn how Kyle’s Pacific Northwest roots led him to become a winemaker, and why he started a podcast to learn from 20-somethings. As I feel at any opportunity for us to connect, I’m reminded why perhaps David Lynch was just as lucky to find Kyle.

Read Kyle’s New York Times opinion piece about David Lynch - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/op...

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0:00 Intro
1:32 Moving from New York to LA
2:03 Kyle’s upbringing in a small town
3:30 What does it mean to disappoint your parents?
5:45 Finding the path to acting
9:41 Shakespeare roots to Lynch’s Dune
11:07 Kyle first meeting David Lynch
13:30 Coming to know Lynch’s quirks
15:20 David as a “scene stealer”
16:20 Tales from the set of Twin Peaks
18:36 David gives Kyle his flowers
21:00 Twin Peaks’ unique style
25:29 How Dune actually happened
30:10 Kyle’s attempts to audition
32:27 Did David Lynch give feedback?
35:31 Playing a villain
39:32 To be “created” by David Lynch
48:19 Podcasting and proper kudos
54:03 Love and yearning (for the PNW)
55:55 Pursued By Bear wine
1:02:18 Outro and credits