Actress Virginia Madsen called her brother Michael Madsen, who died July 3, 'a poet disguised as an outlaw,' in a tribute. 'I miss my big brother.'

"My brother Michael has left the stage," his sister, actress Virginia Madsen, wrote in a statement to Variety . "He was thunder and velvet. Mischief wrapped in tenderness. A poet disguised as an outlaw. A father, a son, a brother - etched in contradiction, tempered by love that left its mark."

"My brother Michael has left the stage," she began. "He was thunder and velvet. Mischief wrapped in tenderness. A poet disguised as an outlaw." Tibrina Hobson/FilmMagic/ - PHOTO: Michael Madsen and Virginia Madsen attend the Aparecio Foundation event for 'Women Empowering Women' hosted by Michael & Virginia Madsen at Jeanie Madsen Gallery,