Kyle MacLachlan Analyzes His ‘Fictional Selves’ in New Memoir
The memoir traces his acting career and his long collaboration with David Lynch, including early setbacks and the breakthrough role in Dune.
- Actor Kyle MacLachlan will release his memoir, "Fictional Selves," on Tuesday, September 29, and discuss it at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, at Edmonds Center for the Arts.
- MacLachlan wrote the book primarily for his son, Callum, to document his personal history and legacy after his own father died 15 years ago.
- The memoir chronicles his iconic roles in "Dune," "Blue Velvet," and "Twin Peaks," while MacLachlan reflected that director David Lynch, who died in 2025, had "such a profound impact on my career, and on my life."
- Rather than a strictly chronological account, the book offers personal reflections and anecdotes about his wife of nearly 25 years, Desiree Gruber, who encouraged pivotal career decisions.
- Streaming access to the Edmonds event begins at $48 and includes a book copy, allowing fans to join MacLachlan's reflection on decades spanning "Dune," "Twin Peaks," and beyond.
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Kyle MacLachlan says he was David Lynch's 'submersible' into dark places
MacLachlan was 23 when he auditioned for Lynch's adaptation of Dune. The two would go on to work together on the cult classics Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks. MacLachlan's new memoir is Fictional Selves.
Kyle MacLachlan Reflects on Fame, Flops, and Old Flames
Kyle MacLachlan reflects on fame, flops, and old flames in his new memoir. By Joanne Kaufman In his sometimes rueful, often charming, and always bracingly self-aware memoir, Fictional Selves, the actor Kyle MacLachlan reflects on filmmaking (for him, it all began when he was yanked from obscurity to star in the 1984 space opera Dune); fear of failure, or, at the very least, fear of being a disappointment (it has been his constant companion); and…
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Kyle MacLachlan analyzes his ‘Fictional Selves’ in new memoir
SEATTLE — In decades of performing, beginning as a University of Washington student and encompassing iconic roles in film (“Dune,” “Blue Velvet”) and television (“Twin Peaks,” “Sex and the City,” “Desperate Housewives”), Kyle MacLachlan has entertained a vast audience. His…
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