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Indy: Do you have any memories of Missoula at all?

Lynch: Um, no. Not really. But I've heard people say it's a great town and I should go visit it because it's got a real mood. And I want to go find the hospital I was born in and see if it brings back memories. I remember it was two miles from Hell's Canyon to St. Patrick Hospital. That's it. I'd like to get back there.

Indy: And it's been said that memories from your childhood influenced a lot of your work, especially "Twin Peaks," but I suppose that wasn't from your two months here.

Lynch: That's true, but no. Not from Missoula.

Indy: Now that locals know the films aren't specifically about Missoula, it may open up a whole new series of interpretations.

Lynch: It should. They should go into that world and have that experience. Each time you view a movie it's a different experience.

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Despite the references he sprinkles in, Twin Peaks is based on a lot more than just Missoula, Montana. I'm guessing his understanding of the PNW comes from his time in Idaho and Washington more than the first two months of his life.

Plus, Mark Frost is doing a lot of the heavy lifting.

The Laura Palmer stuff comes from the project they were writing right before it, GODDESS, based on the death of Marilyn Monroe and all the sinister secrets under the surface.

But man, he sure knows how to nail both the coziness and suffocation of a small town, right?