Oh man, I am nearly shakin’ in my top hats here. I get to dedicate this entire Champagne Problem to why I want to be more like Diane Keaton. Now, in her book Then Again that came out in 2011 , Diane covers her mother, father sister, brothers, road trips collages, on camera kisses, style and salvation armies, alongside the urge to never want to be married and settle at life. All things I do and say on a day to day basis, BTW.
Diane, to me, resembles class and strength and she is a magnetic and true performer – someone that exudes individuality and expression and fears not if her make up is perfect or if her skin is flawless or if her accessories are in style. She poses in life as just her, Ms. Diane Keaton. There is something to be said about a woman who knew who she wanted to be and knew settling would tear that dream apart (or at least, stall it).
Me? Well, I find that to be the truth daily. I do not dream of white picket fences and elaborate wedding dresses. Or more, my father crying during the first dance with me. Nay, I would rather be eccentric, t0 thirst for knowledge, education and continue to question life and discover the rarities of each and every little nuance within. Do I appreciate marriage? Yes, for some it’s beautiful.
For others, I feel creatively it is a noose. A leash. something to lean on with the fear of loneliness lagging behind it, above it and all around. Then there are other times when the security of it seems right, almost natural. But I digress. The more I think about what Diane Keaton means to me, I wonder what Diane Keaton means to you. Comment below and let me know who you think should be the next Diane Keaton. Have at it, ya’ll!
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Married square writing here, look out. In between the uncreative noose that is usually strangling us, every once in a while my wife & i are able to loosen the rope long enough to not only breath but sometimes to even reach for a dvd. My wife introduced me to a powerful film of Ms. Keaton’s called Looking For Mr. Goodbar. A wonderful little film from 1977, it was released the same year as Annie Hall and I think those two films sum up why she is so magmatic but also relatable. She embodies charm and sophistication but isn’t pretentious. She’s real without being boring. And she goes toe to toe with some of the biggest actors of the day (Al Pacino, Woody Allen, Richard Gere, Jack Nicholson) without being a “symbol” for women. Political and gender microphones are boring. By playing women as strong women as opposed to women playing strong men, she is leaving a lasting impact. My favorites are always the Woody Allen trifecta from 77-79: Annie Hall, Interiors and Manhattan. Three women who are different. One is nervous and quirky, one brilliant but depressive and the other is completely confident but completely vapid. She creates three different characters but because she’s one of those rare actors that combines dramatic talent with movie star power, all three steal the show…and the cerebral high ground. I don’t know why. I wasn’t alive in the 70′s. I don’t know if she is accurately portraying the then modern, post Vietnam, depressive intellectual, sexually experimental woman. I have no idea. That’s more of the microphone cardboard I alluded to earlier. What i do know is that she is telling the truth. She is getting at the part of a woman that makes you blush, laugh and scared. It’s what Woody Allen was trying to capture and she was his muse. But it all comes down to truth. Through her humor on and off screen, her generosity and genuinely interesting outlook, she is telling the truth. That’s why she’s still an icon. La ti da.
To me, Ms Keaton represents staying youthful and never giving up on your dreams or your looks! She is classically and effortlessly beautiful. I, personally, feel like my marriage fosters more of my creativity and ambition because I now have a partner-in-crime, but I guess it depends on who you marry! I’m with you on never settling down and keeping that thirst for knowledge!