Kate Hudson Shares Emotional Tribute to Director Garry Marshall

After Garry Marshall passed away on Tuesday, celebrities and fans alike paid tribute to the legendary director, who was at the helm of classic films like Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride and The Princess Diaries.

On Wednesday, actress Kate Hudson shared her tribute to Marshall, whom she has known since childhood and has worked with on multiple films, including Raising Helen and Mother's Day.

The actress took to Instagram to post her thoughts, sharing a snap of her and Marshall together alongside a lengthy caption in which Hudson described how much the director meant to her.

"A hard day for those of us in the Garry camp," the actress wrote before sharing a touching moment she had with Marshall while shooting the movie Mother's Day. Hudson wrote that when she was a child, she would visit the set of Marshall's films- her mother, Goldie Hawn, starred in the Marshall-directed Overboard- and Marshall would let the kids call "action!" This time, however, it was Hudson's own son, 12-year-old Ryder, calling the shots.

"Much to my pleasant surprise the voice booming from behind the wall was my son, Ryder," she continued. "I couldn't help but smile and after we finished the scene both Garry and I shared a moment. We knew in an instant that so many things come full circle."

"That in Garry's words in that moment, "The circle of life is an amazing thing isn't it..." In that moment he was more then my director, he was family."

Hudson added that Marshall was "loyal, wonderful, kind, generous, funny and profound," and that he was full of love.

"The messages Garry shared with the world truly represented his character," she wrote. "He wanted peace and the importance of family and connection to be at the forefront of everything he did."

"To everyone in the Garry Marshall family, I love you all so much," she ended the post. "I will miss you Garry. I love you."

A hard day for those of us in the Garry camp. In reflection, I share some memories and feelings with you. Garry and I were shooting Mothers Day this past year my children came to visit the set. I was behind a wall about to do a scene waiting for the very words that every working actor is quite used to, "and....ACTION!" Much to my pleasant surprise the voice booming from behind the wall was my son, Ryder. I couldn't help but smile and after we finished the scene both Garry and I shared a moment. We knew in an instant that so many things come full circle. That once upon a time that was me on his lap yelling ACTION for my mother and pa on Overboard in 1987. That in Garry's words in that moment, "The circle of life is an amazing thing isn't it..." In that moment he was more then my director, he was family. That moment meant way more then any success of any film. I looked around the set and saw faces I had known and seen since I was a little girl. In one flash of a moment there was so much recognition of how loyal, wonderful, kind, generous, funny and profound Garry was. He kept his loved ones close, he loved people, he loved making movies, he loved to laugh, he loved loved loved. And those of us who were fortunate to know him like this were so lucky. The messages Garry shared with the world truly represented his character. He wanted peace and the importance of family and connection to be at the forefront of everything he did. I have so much admiration for his purity of such loving messages. He created things that made us feel good because he just wanted people around him to be happy. Once while shooting Raising Helen, I was reaching for a laugh. I didn't feel that a scene was going right and I wasn't hitting the joke and I was incredibly frustrated. He came over to me and gently held my hand and said, "Kate, sometimes we don't need to laugh, sometimes making us smile is even more important." Garry wanted to see the world smile because he knew we all need more of that. To everyone in the Garry Marshall family, I love you all so much. I will miss you Garry ❤️ I love you.

A photo posted by Kate Hudson (@katehudson) on Jul 20, 2016 at 6:02am PDT