Remembers her as ‘charming, beautiful, magical’
Oscar-winning filmmaker Woody Allen paid tribute to Hollywood legend Diane Keaton, who died at the age of 79.
“It’s grammatically incorrect to say ‘most unique,’ but all rules of grammar, and I guess anything else, are suspended when talking about Diane Keaton,” writes Allen about the Oscar-winning actress and style icon. “Unlike anyone the planet has experienced or is unlikely to ever see again, her face and laugh illuminated any space she entered,” as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Allen recalled his meeting with Keaton while they were working on the 1969 play ‘Play it Again, Sam’. “She was shy, I was shy, and with two shy people, things can get pretty dull,” said Allen.
They shared lunch during a break in rehearsals. He added, “That was our first moment of personal contact. The upshot is that she was so charming, so beautiful, so magical, that I questioned my sanity. I thought: Could I be in love so quickly?” The two quickly became a couple, and Keaton was the first person Allen would show his work to, with her opinion the only one that mattered. (IANS)
