David Lynch says he hasn’t left the house since coronavirus lockdown began

Director said he is enjoying the period of isolation and has been working on a number of personal projects

David Lynch has said he has adjusted “very well” to the coronavirus lockdown and is enjoying isolation.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the director said he has been working solo on a number of different projects and has not found the experience challenging.

Asked whether the empty streets remind him of his own films, he responded: “I can imagine it in my mind’s eye, but I haven’t been out. I haven’t left the house and I’ve just been inside working on projects.”

On his vision for humanity once the pandemic is over, he suggested nature is playing “a big role in what’s going on”.

“They say from the satellite pictures they see things are way cleaner in the world, because people aren’t out polluting so much,” he said.

“And it’s a quieter, peaceful, cleaner, friendlier world, in a way. I think that people are going to come out of this different than they went in. There are many people that want to go back to work now, and I don’t think it’s going to be that easy.

“I think this is going to last long enough to kind of instil a change in people. And I think on the other side it’s going to be more spiritual, kinder, friendlier, more caring for one another, very exciting for inventions and cures for problems. And it’s going to come out to be a really, really great world.”

Lynch’s black and white short film, What Did Jack Do?, is available to stream on Netflix now.