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The actor Keanu Reeves has paid tribute to Diane Keaton following her death in California on Saturday aged 79.
Speaking on the red carpet at a screening in New York of his latest film, Good Fortune, Reeves told E! News: “She was very nice to me. [A] generous, generous artist and a very special, unique person.”
The pair co-starred in Something’s Gotta Give, Nancy Meyers’ 2003 romcom about a playwright (played by Keaton) torn between a young doctor (Reeves) and an older lothario (Jack Nicholson) who has been dating her daughter (Amanda Peet).
Reeves added, “It was cool to be able to see her and Jack Nicholson together. Just with the history they shared and the fondness and love they had for each other. It’s really cool.”
In 2020, Keaton and Reeves reunited to present an award at the Oscars and reflected on the happy time they’d had shooting the movie. Meyers later shared a photo from the event with the caption: “Whoa. Maybe they did end up together.”
On Monday evening, Meyers posted on Instagram about the loss of “a friend of almost 40 years – at times over those years, she felt like a sister because we shared so many truly memorable experiences. As a film-maker, I’ve lost a connection with an actress that one can only dream of.”
Keaton’s death came as a shock to the industry. Although she had been out of the public eye for about a year, it was not widely known that she was ill.
Woody Allen also paid tribute to Keaton in a long essay published in the Free Press on Monday, saying that hers was the only opinion he really valued. “A few days ago the world was a place that included Diane Keaton,” he wrote. “Now, it’s a drearier world.”
