Dylan Sprouse Admits David Lynch Encounter Made Him Quit Smoking: ‘Never Have a Better Cigarette’

Dylan Sprouse owes quitting smoking to David Lynch.

On the "Not Skinny But Not Fat" podcast, Sprouse shared that the only time he met Lynch made him "want to quit smoking."

When asked how it inspired him to never smoke again, Sprouse said, "I’ll tell you why. Because I’ll never have a better cigarette than that in my entire life. He gave me the most elegant understanding of how to approach someone that’s fangirling over you possible."

The Riverdale actor shared that he had gone out to dinner at the celebrity hotspot Chateau Marmont Hotel in L.A. with his wife, Barbara Palvin, and some friends.

It was during dinner that he heard "a voice which I just know is David Lynch."

The actor went on to say, "I’m a massive David Lynch fan. And I hear his, like, typical nasally voice, like he’s talking with someone, and I literally like froze... And I turn around and, sure enough, it’s David Lynch, and he’s sitting across from Laura Dern."

When Palvin asked him to go up and say hi to Lynch, Sprouse shared his reaction as: "I want to see him like the great white buffalo like out in the wild. I don’t want to interrupt him. If anything, it was kind of Camera Duels-esque, but I wasn’t going to ask for a picture. I was like, 'No, I just like, I love this guy, but I’m freaking out.'"

To calm his nerves, Sprouse, who smoked at the time, said, "F---, I need to go get a cigarette," instead of going over to meet his idol. So he headed over to the smoking section, and a few moments later, Lynch walked in too.

"He goes, ‘Excuse me, young man, do you happen to have a cigarette?’" Sprouse shared. "And I was like, ‘Yes.’ Gave him the cigarette and he’s like, ‘Do you happen to have a light?'"

Soon after, Dern walked in and sat with Lynch.

"She goes, ‘Do you mind if I?’" Sprouse continued. "And he goes, ‘Sure.’ And he pulls out of his pocket, a fresh pack of cigarettes, hands her one. She’s like, ‘Can you light it for me?’ He goes, ‘Yep.’ He lights a cigarette for her."

This entire event left the young actor confused.

"David walks out, and he goes, ‘I just want to tell you, you’re very polite. Thank you.’ And he walked out," Sprouse said.

After that, Sprouse decided to quit smoking, saying he would “never have a better cigarette" than that in his life.

When asked if he thought Lynch knew that he was fangirling after him, Sprouse said, "I think he’s one of the smartest guys, and I think he noticed and he knew. That’s why he had a fresh pack of cigarettes. He had a lighter."

He went on to say, "I was elated. And he gave me a story that is better than any picture, any autograph, anything. He gave me what I’m telling you now. And to this day, I mean, I think it’s still one of the most eloquent, tasteful ways of doing that for someone that you know is a fan of you."