Laura Dern gave up college for David Lynch blue velvet. The actress recalled this week that UCLA refused to grant her a leave of absence to film the film, meaning she left the program and never returned.
“I was 17 and excited to get into UCLA,” Dunn said on Wednesday’s episode of The Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson Podcast. everyone knows your name. “I was there for two days, I auditioned and got the role blue velvet”.
Dunn said she was “ecstatic” about the opportunity, especially given her fondness for writer-director Lynch, but the school refused to grant her leave “for any reason.”
this lies big and small The star said she tried her best to change the school’s mind. “I would write papers. I would come back and double up on classes,” she said of her attempted negotiations. “I would hire a tutor. I would take classes. I could answer letters – we didn’t have the internet like we have now, so it was hard to do things or anything online.
At the time, Dunn was preparing to study psychology and journalism, but she sought support from the school’s film department.
“I said, ‘I have this opportunity,’ and [the head of the film department] Say, ‘Well, if you want to give me the script, I’ll look at it, but you know, you’re not going to take time off. This won’t happen. This is not a medical emergency.
When the professor came back with this feedback, he told her: “First of all, if you make this choice, you will no longer be welcome at UCLA and you will be eliminated. But secondly, after reading this script, you will be It’s crazy to give up a college education.
this marriage story actress admits lynch blue velvet The script was “unbelievable” but now it seems the joke is on them.
“I would say finally, in two days, if you want to get it today master In the film major at that school, when you wrote your thesis, you were required to study three films. Do you know what one of them is? I’m furious.
hollywood reporter Contact UCLA to confirm blue velvet is part of their curriculum.
Lynch’s blue velvetAlso starring Kyle MacLachlan and Isabella Rossellini, it’s a murder mystery thriller that’s often considered one of the best of the decade.
