I'm older and older. With any experience you have, you know more about yourself. Keanu Reeves More Quotes by Keanu Reeves More Quotes From Keanu Reeves I loved the material when I first read it, and the experience of making the film was a great one. So when we came around to complete the trilogy, I just signed on board without even reading the scripts because the experience of the first film was so good. Keanu Reeves boardsreadingfirsts When I think about him, I think about him as John and John Wick. I think of John Wick being the assassin part of John. I would say that guy has strong will; never gives up; he's kind; and there's honor about him. He's also a man of strength. There are even some vulnerabilities to him. Most importantly, he's good at his job. Keanu Reeves giving-upstrongjobs It carried quite a wallop. I have all the classic symptoms. Reflection. Where am I now? Where have I come from? What's important? Dealing with the moment of a different kind of feeling for mortality. Shifting of the body. Contextualizing or reevaluating behaviors and values. All those kinds of things. Keanu Reeves importantreflectionfeelings And of course to work with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, and work with a wonderful, beautiful script directed by Nancy Meyers, it was really for me a dream come true. Keanu Reeves scriptsdreambeautiful But, you know, it's still a drag to get your picture taken when you're eating a sandwich. It's a downer. Keanu Reeves sandwichestakeneating I did do some things different [in John Wick 2], but it's different on basically the same things. Because I have the background from the first film, it was really the first time I was doing judo and jiu-jitsu. Keanu Reeves jiu-jitsudifferentfirsts I loved the role [of John Wick]. I loved the action. I loved all the new characters. The world expands into the Underworld. It's getting bigger. Yeah, it was a really great experience [in John Wick 2]. Keanu Reeves rolescharacterworld For the gun work, I had more of the basic training from the previous [movie John Wick] and the weapon work I have done in the past. In the second movie [John Wick 2], it really went on into another level. I've done the three gun training, where you worked with the pistol, rifle and shotgun. So that all is in the film. Keanu Reeves traininggunpast John Wick does different techniques. Everything is available to him. There isn't one way of working a weapon. I like the reload with the flick going outside. That movement of getting rid of the magazine is to go sideways with it. Keanu Reeves magazinesmovementdifferent There's a film there in competition [of Sundance Film Festival] called To The Bone. It's directed by Marti Noxon. I have a supporting role in it. It got really well received. It's a really great film. Keanu Reeves festivalscompetitionroles I am waiting for the right story to tell. Just like 'Man of Tai Chi' just seemed to be the right story to tell. So I'm looking for that. Because I really love directing. I love developing the story. I love actors. I love the cinema of it, the way that you tell a story visually. Keanu Reeves cinemawaitingmen I've had the opportunity to work with so many great directors. Different styles, as well, like Gus Van Sant. He just does the casting and the milieu and let's you do your thing, quietly. Bertolucci, who can talk to you about your internal world in quite a creative way or just say, 'Well, put your hand over here.' Keanu Reeves creativeopportunityhands One interview would lead us to another interview, which led us to another interview. We had the questions and the idea of chonicling this moment in time. But we didn't have a movie, per se. As we started interviewing people, it started to kind of define itself. Keanu Reeves interviewspeopleideas When I don't feel free and can't do what I want I just react. I go against it. Keanu Reeves wantfeels Because we're actors we can pretend and fake it, but I'd rather the intimate investment was authentic. Keanu Reeves investmentfake-peopleactors Artists are losing the choice to use film. People have a love for it - the grain, how it feels, the texture. Keanu Reeves choicesartistpeople I have a producing partner named Stephen Hamel, and we've been trying to generate material. Keanu Reeves partnersmaterialstrying I mean, I went to a Catholic boys school for a year, but that was to play hockey. Religion class was quite contentious for me. Keanu Reeves funnymeanschool I guess I'm not really involving my imagination to that of a circumstance or happening - I'm just kind of acknowledging it as an existence. Keanu Reeves existencekindimagination I used to have nightmares that they would put 'He played Ted' on my tombstone. Keanu Reeves nightmareusedtombstone
