The Perfect Storm star Diane Lane paid tribute today to its director Wolfgang Petersen, who died Friday at 81.Wolfgang Petersen: A Career In Photos“My heart is sad today,” she said in a statement to Deadline. “Wolfgang was a big, loving soul.
A natural leader via positive encouragement; dare I say, he was a spiritual channel for us, grounding truly big stories to move us all through heights and depths.
Literally, just being near him made me a better actor. My sincere condolences and love to his family.”The Oscar-nominated actress was the female lead in The Perfect Storm, which starred George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and John C.
Reilly as commercial fisherman from small-town Massachusetts who get caught in a freak North Atlantic weather event that never had happened in recorded history.
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