Steven Spielberg on Casting David Lynch in 'The Fabelmans'

Steven Spielberg talks about casting David Lynch as John Ford in his latest film, "The Fabelmans," and why the real John Ford’s crude piece of advice was some of the best he’s ever received.
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[solidsnake]

Fun fact: there’s more to story. David Lynch turned it down but Spielberg has a mutual friendship with Laura Dern. Steven asked Laura if she could convince Lynch to do it, so we have Laura Dern to thank for that fantastic performance/scene.

[williamwong]

Imagine being on the set that day with Steven Spielberg and David Lynch. No filming experience will ever top that.

[NoUploadJustComment]

"Wanna meet the greatest director in the world?"

Enter David Lynch,

[Thomas_Sch]

What I love even more about that choice, is that before becoming a director, David Lynch was a painter (and still is). And he came to the idea of making a movie by imagining one of is painting moving. So the fact that Ford asks Sammy to look at a painting is perfect.

[kyleyork]

Stephen really needs to interview Lynch.

[PatrickWDunne]

Steven Spielberg directing David Lynch as John Ford is something I never thought I'd ever see.

[skatealex]

Saw the film today. That Lynch scene is classic.

[residente]

Its kinda cool that Spielberg directed François Truffaut and David Lynch in a lifetime

[MadMovieMakers]

Would be easy to write off that encounter as an insult. Cool that Spielberg realized years later what he had been given

[lucindanewcomb]

I loved "The Fablemans." Steven Spielberg is a national treasure.

[samuelbarber]

I may not know much about John Ford but I have seen the famous interview he did with Peter Bogdanovich and I think Lynch did an excellent job capturing the sort of offbeat bluntness that Ford had, he also looked the part and sounded just like him, it was a little uncanny. Also, I’m not convinced that isn’t how most meetings with David Lynch go.

[ninhil]

Imagine John Ford was asked today if he would have talked different to him if he would have known how famous he will become, and he answered "no, because he became famous because he followed my advice"

[trainspotter]

David Lynch is a fantastic actor and I wish he'd do it more often. He was awesome with arc on Louie.

[annanic]

I’m gonna guess and say Harrison Ford was asked to play John Ford. Because I could totally see him crushing the grumpy attitude John Ford had, particularly in that last scene of Fabelmans.

[marcus_ohreallyus]

Because my daughter is getting to the age where she can watch the classics, we've watched a few Spielberg movies in the last year. I can easily say he followed John Ford's advice, because sometimes I catch myself looking to see where the horizon is.

[hazbutler]

Spielberg used "Bollocking"!? Amazing

[benlloyd]

I bet it was Harrison Ford who Spielberg originally had in mind

[TeaGamingPanda]

I wish for more Steven interviews! These interviews with Stephen is phenomenal!

PLUS JOHN! Oh man having John and Steven in the room is just breath of fresh air seeing them! Also telling stories and enjoying themselbes

[robatsea]

There was a group of directors who all basically came up together around the same time - Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Francis Coppola, Brian DePalma, George Lucas, John Milius among them - that would make for a fascinating panel if you could get them together, sit them down, and just let them talk about movies (their own and the ones they love).

[CharlesCrettol]

I saw the movie yesterday, it's absolutely incredible! See it, it you get the chance.