Steven Spielberg, Nicolas Cage, Ron Howard and others share their respects for film-maker who died this week at 78

• David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director, dies aged 78
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Actors and directors have been paying tribute to director David Lynch, who died this week at the age of 78.

The death of Lynch, whose works include Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, was announced by his family on Facebook earlier on Thursday. “There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us,” they wrote. “But, as he would say: ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’”