Lynch was drawn to what he saw as "a really modern romance in a violent world – a picture about finding love in hell," and was also attracted to "a certain amount of fear in the picture, as well as things to dream about.
Lyncha je privukla "moderna romansa u svijetu nasilja - film o pronalasku ljubavi u paklu" te također "određen strah zbog filma, kao i zbog stvari koje je sanjao.