The actor, 53, on having a winery, being a late bloomer, and almost becoming an opera singer
I originally wanted to be an opera singer. I studied classical voice at the University of Washington but soon realised I didn't have the instrument or the discipline. The road for opera singers is more difficult than for actors.
David Lynch plucked me from obscurity. He cast me as the lead in Dune and Blue Velvet, and people have seen me as this boy-next-door-cooking-up-something-weird-in-the-basement ever since. I was 23 when I first met him, in his bungalow on the Universal lot, and could never have predicted we would have such an enduring relationship.
"Alrighty then!" is what I like to call a Trey-ism. For a long time people would constantly stop me in the street and ask me to say it – I think it's a great tribute to the skill and humour of the writers on Sex and the City.
I am a creature of travel, not habit. If I spend any more than two weeks in any one place I become stir crazy. My home is in LA, my wife has an apartment in New York, and we are back and forth.
David Lynch creates a dark world, but there is also a vein of humour that running through it. It's a collission of the light and the dark, the funny and odd. It appeals to me, as I have a slightly unusual sense of humour.
I think you should wait to get married if it takes that long to find the woman you want to be with. That's what happened with me [he married television producer Desiree Gruber in his early 40s]. I'm a late bloomer: I like to come to things at my own tempo.
Not a lot of people know that I have a winery. We don't make much – we produce about 400 cases of legitimate cabernet a year. It's got some nice write-ups, but the real point is that I know a lot more about wine than I once did.
I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see.
My earliest memories are of growing up in a small town in Washington State, with a big backyard to play in which had old apple trees in it. You could walk to school by yourself,or ride your bike to school through the park. At the time I didn't think it was anything out of the ordinary, but looking back now I realise how good it was.
My son, who is three, is going to be a New York kid, and that's fine because he'll be around different kinds of people and cultures. Where I grew up it was an all-white community.
The impact of death reveals itself slowly. As the years pass you realise more and more just how much you miss and cherish somebody. You shouldn't beat yourself up about it, but you're allowed to wish it was different.
In our 20s we can take things a little seriously. I was focused – controlling, even. Now I try to relax a bit and trust my intuition.
Becoming a father increases your capacity for love and your level of patience. It opens up another door in a person – a door which you may not even have known was there. That's what I feel with my son.There's suddenly another level of love that expands. My son is my greatest joy, out of everything in my life.
The David Lynch limited-edition box set is available on Blu-ray and DVD from 4 June, courtesy of Universal Pictures
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/jun/24/kyle-maclachlan-this-much-know
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