Kyle MacLachlan, James Gunn, Laura Harring, Questlove, and more shared tributes following the death of one of Hollywood's most relentlessly experimental filmmakers

Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Isabella Rossellini and other collaborators of David Lynch mourned the filmmaker's death on social media.

David Lynch, who died Thursday at age 78, was remembered by his many collaborators, as well as those he inspired, such as "Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelly.

Hollywood lost a true legend today, as it was announced that David Lynch had died at the age of 78. The experimental and incredibly creative filmmaker was deeply beloved, and his films and shows have influenced so many over the decades.

If the full impact of David Lynch’s death hadn’t hit you already, it likely will upon reading Kyle MacLachlan’s heartbreaking, beautiful tribute to the late filmmaker. The two first collaborated on Lynch’s Dune—what MacLachlan namelessly refers to as “his first and last big budget movie”—and their friendship continued to grow on the sets of Blue Velvet and eventually Twin Peaks,