Interestingly enough, her love of Transcendental Meditation helped her find common ground with now-frequent collaborator David Lynch. 'It helps to figure out how to be in the moment,' she explained. 'I was not as dedicated back then, but I am now,' Dern declared to radio station 'Newstalk' (via TMHome), further explaining that it actually aids her as an actress. By 18, she sought to learn more about Transcendental Meditation (T.M.), a practice that involves silently repeating a mantra to promote relaxation and overall mental peace, per WebMD. don't stop doing that,' he insisted (via ' Off Camera with Sam Jones').Īs Dern grew up, she graduated from copper cones to more refined forms of spirituality. 'Laura, what's really cool is you're building a body of work. By the time she was a teen and already had a few acting roles under her belt, her old mentor Scorsese approached her again, urging her to continue. Initially hesitant, Ladd told her she had to give up any extracurricular activities and completely throw herself into her passion.

it may not have been the same for me, but it hit me like a lightning bolt,' Dern remembered, noting that watching her parents' interactions with the legendary filmmakers was an intimate and collaborative experience that she's since carried into her own professional relationships on set.Ī couple of years later, Dern approached her mother, Diane Ladd, and declared she wanted to pursue an acting career. 'Maybe if it had been any other directors.

One summer, when she was still only 7 years old, Dern spent her days visiting both her father on the set of the Alfred Hitchcock film 'Family Plot' and her mother on 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore,' Martin Scorsese's 1974 drama. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in 2014, Dern recalled that the very first moment she knew she wanted to become an actress.

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