"you can see a grown squirrel cry" ...but, it's all about the humans, in the end

David Lynch sits on a couch at the Hotel Monaco, two unfinished cappuccinos in front of him and cigarette in hand, and talks about his bird feeders.

"I have a feeder cam," he says, running a hand through his explosion of silver hair. "It's a live camera, like a traffic camera, watching the birds 24/7. The idea is to get many other animals involved, too. You see some incredible things."

Such as ...

"Squirrels," he continues. "There are two kinds of squirrels where I live, in Hollywood. Ground squirrels and the Other Ones. The Other Ones are bigger and more acrobatic, like monkeys. These guys don't take no for an answer. They come up with all kinds of ways to get the bird feed. It's been so much fun to work with them. But now there's a disc of sorrow to keep them away from the feeder." He exhales a plume of smoke thoughtfully. "You know, if you get the thing set up right, you can see a grown squirrel cry."

"That is very sad," says the interviewer.

"Yes," says Lynch. "But the reverse would be seeing me cry."

…from:
Lynch dives within: The cult director discusses bird feeders and pets. By the way, he has a new film out.
by Neva Chonin, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 February 2007