Brent Simon

As this site sinks deeper into a miasma of deranged conspiracy theories, proto-fascism, racism, crypto promotion, boosted misinformation and degraded functionality, I feel less inclined to share my work here. I’ll still be around occasionally, but reach out to find me elsewhere.

Just arrived: a copy of our friend & colleague Brent Simon’s (@SharedDarkness) book, “The Dreamer’s Path: Twin Peaks and David Lynch the Actor.” @jrnepales & I can’t wait to read the book of our fellow entertainment journalist. Congratulations Brent! #davidlynch #twinpeaks

@nepalesruben @jrnepales Thank you so much, I hope you enjoy it (in all its exhaustive detail, haha)!

@alicetremond Thank you so much Mary, that’s so kind!

Brent is not only a great writer but a gem! Great book!

You have questions about David Lynch? Great news: I have answers, via a @Reddit AMA on Friday, March 20, at 10am Pacific time/1pm Eastern time. Grab a cup of coffee, and I'll see you in the trees! ☕️ 🏔️ 🏔️ #DavidLynch #TwinPeaks

You know David Lynch the director. But you don't know the actor. Read Brent Simon's amazing new 300 page book that covers EVERY Lynch screen appearance. It's more than Gordon Cole. Get the new book with over 60 interviews. bluerosemag.com/?product=the-d… #davidlynch #twinpeaks

@vikare06 If you’ll permit and indulge a brief moment of self-touting, I wrote a book about Lynch as an actor, and DUMBLAND is covered extensively, a whole chapter. And yet it’s arguably still not the wildest animated thing he did, haha. amazon.com/Dreamers-Path-…

Imagine studios refusing to produce David Lynch's projects and in the meantime he is at home animating this...

TWIN PEAKS fans know about #DavidLynch as Gordon Cole. But do you know he also gave voice to characters in a video short inspired by one of his mixed-media pieces, promoting an exhibition that debuted on this date in 2015? THE DREAMER'S PATH has details! bit.ly/3NpYWqA

Fifteen years ago today, in a March 13, 2011, episode of THE CLEVELAND SHOW, Cleveland gleefully imagined #DavidLynch's Gus the Bartender as his father. My book THE DREAMER'S PATH goes behind the scenes of this and *every* other Lynch acting performance! bit.ly/3NpYWqA

Nine years ago today, March 11, 2017, LUCKY, starring Harry Dean Stanton and featuring #DavidLynch, made its world premiere at #SXSW. Afterward, tortoises never seemed the same! My book THE DREAMER'S PATH details EVERY Lynch performance, big and small. bit.ly/3NpYWqA

@peterwarren @BlueRoseMag1 @fmpbooks @DAVID_LYNCH Many thanks man! If you have interest in Lynch I think you'd dig it. Definitely new stuff in there not covered anywhere else, including his personal connection to the "...fix their hearts or die" line from TWIN PEAKS season three.

@SharedDarkness @BlueRoseMag1 @fmpbooks @DAVID_LYNCH I bow down to you.

Today, March 5, is National Cheetos Day! David Lynch fans know of his request for the snack on THE FABELMANS' set. My new book THE DREAMER'S PATH, which unpacks his every on-screen role and naturally includes a chapter on the film, pairs well with Cheetos! bit.ly/4rsFNn9

@peterwarren @BlueRoseMag1 @fmpbooks @DAVID_LYNCH Many thanks! Lots of work (70+ interviews with folks spread across three continents), but very rewarding. It’s a lens through which to view Lynch’s work that is often lots of fun, but I think also contains deeper truths about complexity of what “the art life” really meant to him.

@SharedDarkness @BlueRoseMag1 @fmpbooks @DAVID_LYNCH Wow! Congratulations!!!

@peterwarren @BlueRoseMag1 @fmpbooks @DAVID_LYNCH Yes sir!

@SharedDarkness @BlueRoseMag1 @fmpbooks @DAVID_LYNCH whoa... you wrote a book?>!>!

Really looking forward to this! ⁦@SharedDarkness⁩ has great credentials and a wonderful human! Will be so worth the read! #twinpeaks #bluerosemagazine

@alicetremond Thanks so much Mary, I appreciate the very kind words! And it was wonderful to see you last week! I hope the rest of your busy week goes well.

… and how this heretofore unexplored part of Lynch's enormous creative output intersects with his broader embrace of "the art life." I guarantee there are incredible stories herein which even the most diehard Lynch fan has never heard. bit.ly/4rsFNn9

Happy #TwinPeaksDay! ⛰️⛰️ My book THE DREAMER'S PATH examines not only the deeper meaning of David Lynch stepping back into the role of Gordon Cole decades after the original series, but also every other acting performance of his (including many before NEVER discussed) 1/

You can watch this interview with @SharedDarkness conducted by Em Marinelli about The Dreamer's Path, which covers David Lynch as the ACTOR. This is a new book FMP has published. Enjoy this heartfelt interview here: youtu.be/w9z6j8AMAzk?si…

On #NationalDrinkWineDay, do as David Lynch and Bérénice Marlohe do in TWIN PEAKS, then make plans to curl up with my book THE DREAMER'S PATH, which unpacks Lynch's complete life as an actor, with more than 70 new interviews. bit.ly/3NpYWqA Photo credit: Cori Glazer

Thirty-five years ago today, David Lynch filmed his last scene as Gordon Cole in the original run of TWIN PEAKS. I unpack the hotly debated circumstances surrounding this scene's genesis in my book THE DREAMER'S PATH, which covers Lynch's life as an actor. amazon.com/dp/B0GGGDFCDK