Stars react to the death of Nora Ephron

“Nora was a joy to be around; she was so smart, warm and funny. I am so grateful that she was my friend and we had the opportunity to work together. My thoughts and love are with her family at this time. I will never forget the dinners, games and laughter we all shared.”   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

“Nora was a person whose gifts of mind, amply displayed as a young person in her sharply observed journalistic pieces and in her personal wit, were, when I first met her, kind of scary: aimed and airy at the same time, an insouciant sharpness that could be intimidating, because you could never catch her ‘trying’, everything seemed effortless. But as I got to know her, I understood what drove her was her acute curiosity, and her desire to observe and find out stuff. It’s what made her great as a journalist, and as a director, too.. She thought fast, loved new ideas, processed swiftly, decided what was valuable and what was not with clarity. It’s hard to credit how very smart she was, cause she was always deflectively feminine and funny, the sharpness of mind softened and smoothed by genuine charm.”   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

@kerrywashington: “My heart aches. Nora Ephron. What a tremendous loss. RIP.”   (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

@KaleyCuoco: “RIP Nora Ephron Loved her work Loved her direction Loved her writing Blessings and thoughts to her family.”   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

@DebraMessing : “Nora Ephron---what a loss. A magnificent Spirit, and Voice. She changed Romantic Comedy forever. My prayers to her family and friends...”   (Rob Kim / Getty Images)

@NancySinatra: “Nora Ephron died today. She was everything I wish I could be. Godspeed, Nora.”   (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

@Colin_Hanks: “Nora Ephron was devastatingly funny, extremely witty, and was ALWAYS one of the kindest people I have ever met.”   (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

@albertboorks: “R.I.P Nora Ephron. A witty, charming, lovely person.”   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times )

@AnneRiceAuthor: “A much beloved American author has died. This was Nora Ephron. I am so sorry to hear this. The news is just ... http://fb.me/13b2SyTJO”   (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)