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Laura Dern Says She Had To Quit College To Film ‘Blue Velvet’ After Ultimatum: “If You Make This Choice, You Are No Longer Welcome At UCLA”


At the start of her film career, Laura Dern took a big risk, quitting college to star in David Lynch's Blue Velvet.

At the start of her film career, Laura Dern took a big risk, quitting college to star in David Lynch’s Blue Velvet. The Big Little Lies star recalled she learned she had landed the role of Sandy Williams in the 1986 psychological thriller two days after starting college. The film, starring Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan, became a classic, and Dern noted that Blue Velvet has become part of the school’s curriculum.

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