The entertainment industry is paying tribute to David Lynch, with Steven Spielberg remembering the iconic director as a "visionary dreamer."

The director, who was 78, was known for films and TV shows like 'Blue Velvet,' 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Twin Peaks.'

Lynch’s death inspired tributes from fellow filmmakers, celebrities and past collaborators, who praised his visionary work and singular voice.

The filmmaker, who died this week, mixed the menacing with the everyday, the banal with the surreal and sublime.

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Steven Spielberg, who featured Lynch in his semi ... “I never had more fun on a film set than working with David Lynch. He will always be solid gold.” Alicia Witt, who made her film debut ...

After news broke Thursday of the death of filmmaker David Lynch at age 78, tributes from his former collaborators began coming out as well, including actors Kyle MacLachlan and Nicolas Cage, filmmaker Steven Spielberg and others. Among the most heartfelt ...

Many of Lynch’s movies travel from a familiar outside world into a strange inner one. The structure of “Room to Dream,” which alternates between third-person accounts of Lynch’s life written by Kristine McKenna,

“RIP David Lynch. The world won’t be the same without you ... Notable filmmaker and Cincinnati native Steven Spielberg have also paid tribute to the surrealist. “The world is going to miss such an original and unique voice. His films have already ...

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