The Oscar-nominated actor was nearly one of the Mitchum brothers, ultimately played by Jim Belushi and Robert Knepper.

He added, “It just logistically couldn’t work out, which was heartbreaking to me.

We just couldn’t fit it, schedule-wise.

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti.Corey Nickols/Getty Images

So that was a bummer.”

These brothers, they were friendly mobsters.

It was one of those guys."

Kyle MacLachlan on ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’

Kyle MacLachlan on ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’.showtime

Of Lynch, Giamatti said, “I’ve met him and he’s a lovely guy.

His movies really, I love his stuff.

So maybe someday and if not, whatever.”