11/03/2025
“Diane was a tremendous actress and I feel like, a bit of a ‘hidden treasure’ until she ran into David Lynch. When he cast her as Laura‘s mom in Wild at Heart it felt like the world then really understood her brilliance.
She was a great value as a decades long board member of SAG, giving a real actress’ point of view.
She lived a good life. She saw everything the way it was. She was a great teammate to her fellow actors. She was funny, clever, gracious.
But most importantly to me, she was a wonderful mother to our incredible wunderkind daughter. And for that I will be forever grateful to her.”
BRUCE DERN
