Catching the Big Fish
by David Lynch · first published 2006
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In this "unexpected delight," filmmaker David Lynch describes his personal methods of capturing and working with ideas, and the immense creative benefits he has experienced from the practice of meditation.Now in a beautiful paperback edition, David Lynch's Catching the Big Fish provides a rare window into the internationally acclaimed filmmaker's methods as an artist, his personal working style, and the immense creative benefits he has experienced from the practice of meditation.Catching the Big Fish comes as a revelation to the legion of fans who have longed to better understand Lynch's pers
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