Before starring in the 2001 film directed by Lynch, Watts had starred in 1995’s Tank Girl and 1996’s Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering. Watts noted that due to the lack of big opportunities, she had “planned on going home multiple times” and then got a call from Lynch.

Naomi Watts said on Tuesday that she almost quit acting before David Lynch cast her in Mulholland Drive.

With the passing of beloved director David Lynch, many of the actors he worked ... worlds I could never have conceived on my own,” he also wrote. Naomi Watts, who famously starred in Lynch’s twisty 2001 tale “Mulholland Drive,” wrote on her ...

Actor Naomi Watts shares how filmmaker David Lynch gave her a career-changing opportunity, just when she was ready to quit acting.

Naomi Watts is remembering her friend and former collaborator David Lynch after his death at age 78. "My heart is broken. My Buddy Dave," Watts, 56, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, January 16. "The world will not be the same without him.

Naomi Watts says her “heart is broken” following the death of her Mulholland Drive director David Lynch. After the four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker’s family announced Thursday that Lynch died at the age of 78,

David Lynch was a prolific filmmaker who truly defined his generation and left behind a legacy that will forever be cherished by cinephiles.

I always say, the film is the thing. The film is the thing. You work so hard to get this thing built, all the elements to feel correct, the whole to feel correct, in this beautiful language called cinema.

Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Isabella Rossellini and other collaborators of David Lynch mourned the filmmaker's death on social media.

Naomi Watts wouldn’t be a Hollywood star if it weren’t for David Lynch.Naomi Watts nearly left the acting world before a pivotal meeting with the late director changed her

With the passing of beloved director David Lynch ... never have conceived on my own,” he also wrote. Naomi Watts, who famously starred in Lynch’s twisty 2001 tale “Mulholland Drive ...

From Wayne Osmond to Brenton Wood to David Lynch, we’ve marked the loss of many beloved or notable celebrities who have died this year.