This is so devastating. No single person has changed me as a person like Lynch has. I watched Wild At Heart in high school and it changed everything for me, I was so fascinated by how Lynch’s style evoked a dream-like affect so similar to that of how my actual dreams play out. It felt like I was able to record my dreams and play them back. It unlocked such a profound love for film and inspired me to study film and media in college and now I aspire for a career in the film industry. I credit Lynch for informing my identity not only in my interests and sensibilities when it comes to art, but also in how I see the world around me and find beauty and value in what most others would disregard as mundane or offputting. I always go back to Twin Peaks when I need to regain a sense of hope. I fear what I would have been without him. </3