David Lynch ‘s FBI agent Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks, Paul Atreides from Dune and Jeffrey Beaumont from Blue Velvet, Kyle MacLachlan, took to social media to express his sorrow over the loss of the filmmaker who made him a leading man across TV and film.

When a director and an actor develop an ongoing creative partnership, a certain kind of magic happens, and this was certainly the case with actors Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern and director David Lynch.

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.

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

He was not interested in answers because he understood that questions are the drive that make us who we are. They are our breath.”

Kyle MacLachlan posted a tribute to his friend David Lynch after his death on Jan. 16. He wrote that he will remain "forever changed" by Lynch's imagination and caring friendship.

Kyle MacLachlan posted a moving tribute to David Lynch on Instagram, writing 'I owe my entire career, and life really, to his vision.'

MacLachlan said of his career-long friend and collaborator, "I will miss him more than the limits of my language can tell and my heart can bear."

Hollywood is mourning the death of visionary filmmaker David Lynch, with friends, fans and frequent collaborators paying tribute to his immense legacy. Kyle MacLachlan, who played FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper on Lynch’s Twin Peaks and also starred in Lynch films like Blue Velvet and Dune,

Kyle MacLachlan is an actor. He starred in five projects made by David Lynch: “Dune”; “Blue Velvet”; the ABC series “Twin Peaks”; its prequel film, “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me”; and Showtime’s “Twin Peaks: The Return.”