Jim Belushi had no idea he was auditioning forTwin Peaksuntil after the fact.

Belushi explained he “just talked for about 15 minutes with them, and they were very nice.”

Three weeks later, he got the call.

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“You know that meeting?

That was forTwin Peaks.

David Lynch would like you to be in the company,” he remembers hearing over the phone.

“I poured a cup of coffee and started my line and [Lynch] went, No.

The coffee is very important.'

I spent 20 seconds pouring and sipping on a cup of coffee before I even started the scene.

So, it’s so beautiful to have that freedom to relax.

Twin Peaksbegins the first of 18 episodes this Sunday at 9 p.m.

Reporting by Maureen Lee Lenker