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Aussie A-lister Hugh Jackman has shared a sweet tribute to David Lynch after the famed filmmaker's recent passing.
Hugh, 56, took to his Instagram story on Friday to share some heartfelt words, revealing the director had been a constant source of inspiration.
'The loss of David Lynch is massive,' Hugh began his post.
'An incredible artist, filmmaker, philanthropist and spirit. His work at the David Lynch Foundation has been an inspiration to my life.
Hugh continued: 'I will continue to carry on the torch as best I can. My deepest condolences and love to his family and friends.'
Aussie A-lister Hugh Jackman has shared a sweet tribute to David Lynch after the director's death
A long believer in the benefits of transcendental meditation, the director established the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace in 2005.
Hugh has also been a long supporter of the foundation, revealing to People, in September last year, how the practice of transcendental meditation had changed his life.
He revealed that he began meditating while he was 'a young acting student'.
'I thought it would really help me with my acting. That's why I sort of went and it did, ' Hugh said.
'It helps you be more present, more creative, more energised, more able to connect to people.'
Hugh added: 'What I realised very quickly is it changed everything in my life into better: My relationships, my sense of who I am, my accountability with who I am — and literally, every aspect of my life changed.'
Hugh joins a raft of celebrities paying tribute to the late auteur.
Happy Days icon and director Ron Howard wrote: '#RIPDavidLynch, a gracious man and fearless artist who followed his heart & soul and proved that radical experimentation could yield unforgettable cinema.'
The Blue Velvet director's death was announced on Thursday following a battle with emphysema
'An incredible artist, filmmaker, philanthropist and spirit. His work at the david Lynch Foundation has been an inspiration to my life, Hugh wrote. 'I will continue to carry on the torch as best I can'
DC Studios boss James Gunn penned: 'RIP David Lynch. You inspired so many of us.'
Patton Oswalt, who has previously cited Lynch's 1977 film Eraserhead as one of his defining movies, wrote: 'David Lynch, RIP. At least that’s what the horse wearing a fez just told me* in a dream. (*Backwards and in Swedish).'
The four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker's family announced the devastating news via social media on Thursday.
Famous for directing his iconic TV series Twin Peaks and the film Blue Velvet, Lynch had recently been battling ill health and was homebound due to emphysema.
In a post, shared on Facebook, his loved ones wrote: 'It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch.'
'We would appreciate some privacy at this time. There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us.'
'But, as he would say, “Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.” 'It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way,' they concluded.
In an interview with Sight & Sound in August, Lynch said that he got the disease 'for smoking so long.'
A long believer in the benefits of transcendental meditation, the director established the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace in 2005.
Hugh has also been a long supporter of the foundation, revealing to People in September last year how the practice of transcendental meditation had changed his life.
'What I realised very quickly is it changed everything in my life into better: My relationships, my sense of who I am, my accountability with who I am — and literally, every aspect of my life changed.' Hugh and David are pictured with Hugh's ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness in 2013
Lynch said: 'I’m homebound whether I like it or not. I can’t go out. And I can only walk a short distance before I’m out of oxygen.'
The director of Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks got real as he said his love of cigarettes put him in this position.
Lynch said: 'Smoking was something that I absolutely loved, but in the end, it bit me.
'It was part of the art life for me: the tobacco and the smell of it, and lighting things and smoking and going back and sitting back and having a smoke and looking at your work, or thinking about things.
'Nothing like it in this world is so beautiful. Meanwhile, it’s killing me. So I had to quit.'
His most recent major project before his health issues was the revival of his series Twin Peaks in 2017.
The original series had ran from 1990 to 1991 as it followed the investigation into the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer (played by Sheryl Lee) as it took place in the fictional town of Twin Peaks, Washington.
When it first aired in the early 1990s the series had developed a cult following after its run which later resulted in the 1992 prequel feature film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
