Steven Spielberg Honors David Lynch as Hollywood Mourns a Film Icon: ‘The World Is Going to Miss Such an Original and Unique Voice’
variety.comEllise Shafer Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and more have paid tribute to David Lynch, the visionary director behind “Twin Peaks” and “Blue Velvet” who died at 78 years old. “I loved David’s films. ‘Blue Velvet,’ ‘Mulholland Drive’ and ‘Elephant Man’ defined him as a singular, visionary dreamer who directed films that felt handmade,” Spielberg said in a statement. “I got to know David when he played John Ford in ‘The Fabelmans.’ Here was one of my heroes—David Lynch playing one of my heroes.
It was surreal and seemed like a scene out of one of David’s own movies. The world is going to miss such an original and unique voice.
His films have already stood the test of time and they always will.” Last year, Lynch revealed that he had been diagnosed with emphysema after a lifetime of smoking, and would likely not be able to leave his house to direct any more.
His family announced his death in a Facebook post, writing, “There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us.
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