Laura Harring is mourning the loss of her Mulholland Drive director David Lynch, who died at age 78. The actors who worked with Lynch over his prolific career have shared their thoughts, and Harring paid tribute to the late filmmaker in a post on social media.

"He was not interested in answers because he understood that questions are the drive that make us who we are."

David Lynch -- the singular and surreal director of "Mulholland Drive" and television's "Twin Peaks," who depicted the darkness lurking beneath the wholesome surface of American life -- has died.- 'Big hole' - In 2001,

Mulholland Drive star Watts said Lynch “put me on the map” with her 2001 break-out film about the dark side of Hollywood, which earned him the award for best director at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival alongside an Oscar nod. “My heart is broken. My Buddy Dave… The world will not be the same without him,” Watts wrote on Instagram.

Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78. Lynch revealed in 2024 that he had been diagnosed with emphysema after a lifetime of smoking, and would likely not be able …

David Lynch, an influential director known for his unique and surrealistic films and TV shows including “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78.

David Lynch has died at 78. The filmmaker was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks.”

David Lynch, whose avant-garde films include "Blue Velvet," "Mulholland Drive" and the groundbreaking series "Twin Peaks," has died at age 78

On the same day as the news of his passing, Watts paid tribute to Lynch — whose cause of death was not given, but who had revealed in September 2024 that he was battling emphysema as a result of smoking throughout his life — sharing that her “heart is broken.”

The director himself came off as almost performatively normal. Masterpieces like “Eraserhead” and “Mulholland Drive” said otherwise.

David Lynch, the singular artist whose work has enchanted and influenced legions of fans and fellow creators, died last week at 78. And, to answer the question in the first message I received: I wasn’t OK.