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Naomi Watts Says Late Director David Lynch 'Put Me on the Map'


Naomi Watts paid tribute to her friend and 'Mulholland Drive' director David Lynch after his death at age 78

Finally, I sat in front of a curious man, beaming with light, speaking words from another era, making me laugh and feel at ease. She portrayed lookalikes Betty Elms and Diane Selwyn, the former of which worked to help a woman with amnesia named Rita (played by Laura Harring) unravel the truth of her identity. Naomi Watts’ famous masturbation scene in the 2001 David Lynch film Mulholland Drive is seared into the actress’ brain, but not for the reasons you might think.

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