His career spanned six decades. He created some of the most iconic movie moments of the past half century. Today Hollywood paid tribute to EGOT director Mike Nichols who passed away at the age of 83. Take a look at some of the tributes.
Meryl Streep who worked with Nichols on Silkwood, Heartburn and Angels In America eloquently paid respect:
“An inspiration and joy to know, a director who cried when he laughed, a friend without whom, well, we can’t imagine our world, an indelible irreplaceable man.”
Kevin Spacey tweeted:
Mike Nichols gave me my start. A mentor, friend, colleague. One of the best observers of life. My thoughts are with Diane & his children.
— Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacey)
Julianne Moore tweeted:
So very sad to hear of Mike Nichols death. A great talent, a wonderful, bright, charming human being.
— Julianne Moore (@_juliannemoore)
Hugh Jackman tweeted:
We lost the legendary Mike Nichols today. A pioneer of stage and film. A true visionary and a friend.
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman)
Julia Roberts told The Hollywood Reporter:
“His musing were like pearls, his jokes were timeless and perfectly placed, his stories ? detailed and wholly entertaining, his warm embrace was where you wanted to live forever. He was my most cherished friend.” ?”Closer,” and “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Ron Howard tweeted:
RIP the Great Mike Nichols – elite member of the pantheon of directors whether stage screen or tv. Any conversation was rich w/wit & wisdom
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward)
Cher who worked with Nichols on Silkwood, tweeted her tribute, calling Nichols “dad”
“Dad”IS GONE
— Cher (@cher)
Yep, that one, Steve.
Art Garfunkel better love Mike Nichols; he tried to make him a movie star. Not Nichols’ fault that it didn’t take.
Indirectly, Ryan, Nichols is responsible for my all time favorite song, the one that I named my email address after (you know the ‘olbiny’), a good eight years before Zach Braff used it in Garden State. Paul Simon explained that he wrote “Only Living Boy in New York” because of how he felt after Art Garfunkel flying down to Mexico to film (Garfunkel’s film debut) Catch-22. “Tom, get your plane right on time…” is because the duo started as Tom and Jerry. It’s a song about a sort of beautiful loneliness. And who isn’t feeling that, as we wave goodbye to Mike Nichols?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJGSHMgbB0E
I am just about to watch Angels in America for the first time…
This scene, Andre?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZaahjLSMrQ
that final monologue from “Angels In America” was absolutely instrumental in helping me get through some of my bouts with depression. for that alone, I would be so grateful.
but all the other masterful, classic films he made, too…
a massive loss.
Art Garfunkel:
“Ahhh, how I loved Mike. Truly. Deeply. He was the most sparkling man among us. Life will be different for us now. Earth will be a little duller. Mike Nichols is not alive. The self is a creation. Mike created an extraordinary star — so bright, so extremely clever — himself. When you were with him, he brought you up to your best smart self, and kept it light with humor.
“To act for him on camera was to glide on a liquid film of intelligence. Before each scene, Mike gave his actors a brilliant and subversive insight. As you were stirred, he then got you with something really funny. In this state of transcendence, he walked away and said, ‘Roll camera.’ Now that he has truly ‘walked away,’ the act of life is, for me, forever charmed.”