David Lynch reveals he can no longer direct films in person as he is homebound due to emphysema - as he candidly admits smoking is something he loved: 'But in the end, it bit me'

Iconic movie head David Lynch revealed that he tin nary longer beryllium astatine nan helm successful person  as he is homebound owed to emphysema conscionable days aft Laura Dern revealed she was forced to driblet retired of UCLA after landing a domiciled successful his movie Blue Velvet.

The 78-year-old filmmaker candidly admitted that he is unsure if he will ever nonstop again aft being diagnosed pinch nan lung illness that causes breathlessness.

He admitted successful a caller question and reply pinch Sight & Sound that he sewage nan illness 'for smoking truthful long'. 

Lynch said: 'I’m homebound whether I for illustration it aliases not. I can’t spell out. And I tin only locomotion a short region earlier I’m retired of oxygen.'

The head of Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks sewage existent arsenic he said his emotion of cigarettes put him successful this position.

Lynch said: 'Smoking was thing that I perfectly loved, but successful nan end, it spot me.

'It was portion of nan creation life for me: nan baccy and nan smell of it, and lighting things and smoking and going backmost and sitting backmost and having a fume and looking astatine your work, aliases reasoning astir things.

'Nothing for illustration it successful this world is truthful beautiful. Meanwhile, it’s sidesplitting me. So I had to quit.'

Though his illness has prevented him from moving connected projects successful person, he is not wholly ruling retired nan anticipation of directing successful nan future.

He said: 'I for illustration to beryllium amongst nan things and get ideas there. But I would effort to do it remotely, if it comes to it.'

Lynch was referencing his animated task - called Snootworld - which was sounded and yet passed connected by Netflix. 

His astir caller awesome task earlier his wellness issues  was nan revival of his bid Twin Peaks for Showtime successful 2017.

The original bid had ran from 1990 to 1991 arsenic it followed nan investigation into nan execution of homecoming queen Laura Palmer (played by Sheryl Lee) arsenic it took spot successful nan fictional municipality of Twin Peaks, Washington.

When it first aired successful nan early 1990s nan bid had developed a cult pursuing aft its tally connected ABC which later resulted successful the  1992 prequel characteristic movie Twin Peaks: Fire Walk.

Over 2 decades Lynch's signature franchise made a comeback pinch Twin Peaks: The Return.

Kyle MacLachlan, Sherilyn Fenn, Mädchen Amick, Lee and David Duchovny - who starred successful nan original - returned for nan revival. 

Other stars were besides added into nan operation including Laura Dern, Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Szohr,  Michael Cera, Richard Chamberlain, and Trent Reznor.

Lynch's different signature projects included Eraserhead (1977), The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), and Mulholland Drive (2001), and Inland Empire (2006).