We were talking about ideas,” the Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet star says. “It was like, ‘What’s next?’ And then, suddenly—poof—he’s gone.”

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.”

I will miss him more than the limits of my language can tell and my heart can bear. My world is that much fuller because I knew him and that much emptier now that he’s gone.”

With the passing of beloved director David Lynch, many of the actors he worked with – along with countless staunch admirers – have shared emotional tributes and testaments to his legacy.

Legendary filmmaker David Lynch had a special nickname for his frequent collaborator, Kyle MacLachlan. Lynch used to call Kyle "Kale" fondly, and there is an intriguing story behind the same.

MacLachlan and Lynch worked together for decades, with the star appearing in several of the director’s hits like “Blue Velvet” (1984) and the early ’90s series “Twin Peaks” that spawned the movie prequel, “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” (1992) and Showtime’s “Twin Peaks: The Return” (2017).

Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie. He clearly saw something in me that even I didn’t recognize. I owe my entire career, and life really, to his vision.

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.

MacLachlan then explained that this is why Lynch never wanted to reveal the meanings behind his work. “He wasn’t trying to be surly or obtuse,” he wrote. “That was never David’s way.

Kyle MacLachlan paid tribute to frequent collaborator David Lynch on Thursday, saying that he owes his "entire career" to the late director.

David Lynch revolutionized cinema — and now, Hollywood is paying tribute to the legendary auteur, who died Thursday at the age of 78.

Oscar-winning director and Happy Days star Ron Howard paid tribute to Lynch on social media, writing: “#RIPDavidLynch, a gracious man and fearless artist who followed his heart & soul and proved that radical experimentation could yield unforgettable cinema.”