Naomi Watts is remembering her friend and former collaborator David Lynch after his death at age 78. "My heart is broken. My Buddy Dave," Watts, 56, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, January 16. "The world will not be the same without him.

Watts has repeatedly credited her success as a screen star to Lynch in the past. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of her breakout movie Mulholland Drive in 2021, she wrote, “This film changed my career. David Lynch changed my life. I'm forever grateful.”