Im thrilled to be nominated, says MacLachlan.
Its the role well, three roles of a lifetime.
Humbly, he adds, All credit goes to David Lynch and Mark Frost for writing these extraordinary characters.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Congratulations on your Golden Globes nomination!
As a majorTwin Peaksfan, I couldnt be more excited for you.
Thank you very much.
I was actually dropping my son off at school.
We were in the car, and he was so excited.
He wanted to send a gif back [to my publicist].
So he found a couple of funny gifs to respond to the Congratulations text with.
I think there was a duck dancing that was very excited, and somebody else doing something else silly.
It was pretty great.
What does that feel like?Its very surreal, to be honest.
I think its a testament to the power of that character.
Dale Cooper has a resonance with people that I think is very special.
This was an entirely new direction.
Same characters, obviously, but a dramatically new story, new focus.
There are so many extraordinarily talented people working in television.
So many auteurs are working in television, which back in the day was not the case.
I think that once again, we are seeing people who want stories.
They want to go on a journey with these characters, and thats never changed.
Theres just more of it.
Its become aheated debateas to whetherTwin Peaks: The Returnshould be considered a TV show or a film.
Where do you stand on the matter?I think its kind of both.
David was very specific about calling them hours and not episodes.
In other words, we didnt break it into pieces when we were filming.
So I think structurally, it is a film.
It just felt like it was a feature.
The first two hours felt as if they were a film.
So I think you could definitely make that argument.
As you mentioned earlier, you play three completely different characters inThe Return.
All were challenging in different ways.
And then for Mr. C I call him Mr. C that is something Ive never done before.
There were shades of it earlier in my career, but never as complete as that.
Having to maintain that character was really challenging.
It was me or nothing.
Im very honored to have him think of me like that.
Its providing this inspiration to people to find their inner Peaks.
That was something that we obviously werent capable of enjoying in the original go-round 25 years ago.
I find within the world of Peaks fans, theres a wonderful back and forth between them.
