| Quotes |
| Quotes Keanu Reeves said: "Where the beautiful people eat, drink, and play pool until the early hours, my friend owns the place." (1998) "I AM normal...any other perception is a lie, leads to madness." "I'm a meathead. I can't help it, man." "I'm no babe magnet..." "When I act, I'm free." (Summer 1995) "You've got smart people and you've got dumb people." "I'll hopefully be a good actor one of these days." "Either you like me or you don't." "Do you know that I am the critics' whipping boy." "When I don't feel free and can't do what I want I just react. I go against it." "I was hopeless at high school - I failed everything but Latin." "To perfrom Shakespeare you get to say very profound words and in the body it feels more thrilling. Your spirit, your intellect, your heart and your voice. I have to say I prefer Shakespeare to the action stuff." "You know what is a nice thought? Retirement. That's what we've got to look forward to. A hundred of movies in the can, and a time to relax on the beach." "The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way." "My name can't be that tough to pronounce." (When told "You'll just have to bite the bullet", Keanu replied:) "Yes, but I don't have to eat the whole rifle." "I'm sorry my existance is not very noble or sublime." "I don't look like a Classic North American." "The worst part is really the food. In Europe, you order something you think will be safe, like a club sandwich. Then it comes out with raw bacon and fish instead of turkey and it's swimming in mayo." "I'm pretty boring. I just read, play hockey, play music." "I didn't have one big trauma- my problem was that I was alot of different people when I was a teenager. I started out pretty quiet and reserved, which was a problem at my school. I had to work my way out of my shyness." On Fame: "I'm Mickey Mouse. They don't know who's inside the suit." (Vanity Fair, August 1995) "What would I do if I wasn't an actor..." (long pause) "Uh..'Can I take your order please?'" (long pause) "I don't know what I'd do." (long pause) "I'd like to think I'd be some kind of (long pause) I don't know!" |
| Quotes Other People Said About Keanu: "Keanu Reeves - what a doll. Here's this guy, who's like a god to so many people, who's such a well-raised, respectful gentleman." (Diane Keaton-"Something's Gotta Give", November 2003) "I don't see any goofball in Keanu. Nothing. He's not goofy, but he's very funny. He's very humorous, he's very intelligent, he's very gentle, he's very sweet, and he's just one of the most generous people I know." (Jada Pinkett Smith-CNN, November 5 2003) On being asked who the best hollywood hockey player is: "I'm going to have to say Keanu Reeves as a goaltender, because he's a pretty good goalie, one of the best goalies I've ever seen. He's stacking with the pads, riding across, giving you the corner and then taking it away with the glove hand. He's really quick and really good." (Cuba Gooding Jnr-Denver Post, October 19 2003) "You know alot of people give Keanu Reeves ****, I know I was one of them until I saw The Matrix. Then I just wanted to apologize for everything I'd ever said about him, he was just working away at his goal, not listening to any of the assholes like me, and he ******* did it man. I just love The Matrix, and Zhou Zhao looks like Keanu if Keanu was less awesome and more intense." (Quention Tarantino-Hong Kong Epic Adventure, August 2001.) "Which actors out there are computer generated? Keanu Reeves looks like...totally real to me." (David Duchovny-Focus Magazine, June 1999) "I like working with young actors, and he's become one of the best. Keanu is hard working, highly professional and always prepared." (Gene Hackman-"The Replacements") "He's a great kisser." (Sandra Bullock-"The Muppet Show") "He's like my older brother." (River Phoenix) "Keanu has alot of knowledge about Eastern medicine, he is a very calm person. He respects every person and doesn't want to waste any time. I really like him.." (Longie Nguyen-"The Matrix" (cast sports masseur.) "I'd pay to see Keanu Reeves in leather trousers and I think alot of other people would as well." (Actor/director Kenneth Branagh- "Much Ado About Nothing." "The key to a good relationship on and off screen is communication, respect, and I guess you have to like the way the other person smells--and he smelled real nice." (Sandra Bullock-"Speed") |