Hollywood pays tribute to David Lynch: ‘A singular, visionary dreamer’
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Steven Spielberg, Nicolas Cage, Ron Howard and others share their respects for film-maker who died this week at 78. Actors and directors have been paying tribute to director David Lynch, who died this week at the age of 78. The death of Lynch, whose works include Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, was announced by his family on Facebook earlier on Thursday. “There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us,” they wrote. “But, as he would say: ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’”.
Steven Spielberg, who cast Lynch as John Ford in his semi-autobiographical drama The Fabelmans praised him as “a singular, visionary dreamer who directed films that felt handmade” in a statement. “The world is going to miss such an original and unique voice,” he wrote. “His films have already stood the test of time and they always will.”.
Nicolas Cage, who starred in Lynch’s Wild at Heart, told Deadline that he was “one of the greatest artists of this or any time”. He continued: “He was brave, brilliant, and a maverick with a joyful sense of humor. I never had more fun on a film set than working with David Lynch. He will always be solid gold.”.
The Twin Peaks star Lara Flynn Boyle shared this statement with Deadline: “There goes the true Willy Wonka of film-making. I feel like I got the golden ticket getting a chance to work with him. He will be greatly missed.”. Laura Harring, who starred in Mulholland Drive, also paid tribute on Instagram. “All artists and humans who came across you, will mourn your passing on, but I know you are creating movies, writing, painting and meditating from up above,” she wrote.
