Though David Lynch knew the basic premise of the film, he began filming without a script. He wrote each scene just before shooting it. During a conversation between David Lynch and Laura Dern, Laura mentioned that her husband was from the Inland Empire (an area east of Los Angeles County, including Riverside and San Bernadino County). Lynch confesses he stopped listening to what she was saying because he loved the sound of the words "Inland Empire", and finally decided on these word ...[Read Story ]