"When we first met, I thought she was so charming, so beautiful, so magical, that I questioned my sanity. I thought: Was it possible to fall in love so quickly?"
"We had a few great personal years together and finally we both moved on, and why we parted only God and Freud might be able to figure out. She went on to date a number of exciting men, all of them more fascinating than I was. For all her shyness and self-effacing personality, she was totally secure in her own aesthetic judgment. Whether she was criticizing a movie of mine or a play of Shakespeare's, she held both to the same standard."
"this beautiful yokel went on to become an award-winning actress and sophisticated fashion icon."
Diane Keaton died suddenly on October 11, prompting tributes from peers including Goldie Hawn, Steve Martin, and Jane Fonda. Woody Allen recalls amazement that "this beautiful yokel went on to become an award-winning actress and sophisticated fashion icon," while also calling her "a hick, a rube, a hayseed" and comparing her to a female Huckleberry Finn. The two met during Play It Again Sam, connected over lunch, and experienced a swift, intense attachment. Allen recounts shared moments, a Thanksgiving poker loss, an unexplained breakup, and continued respect for Keaton’s friendship and rigorous aesthetic judgment.
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