Diane Keaton

My mother was a listener. I'm a talker. I'm very comfortable talking.

I'm a lot of fun on a date.

I wish I had put myself out there a little bit more and experienced people more instead of protecting myself.

I'm a hoarder. For me, documentation has always been key, and I've kept everything from my past.

Because too much of my life was spent waiting to be seen. Hoping to be seen, hoping to be picked. Once you realize that you aren't looked at that way any more, other things start to happen and you have to depend on other things to get by.

I build a wall around myself. I'm hard to get to know. Any trait you have, it gets worse as you go along.

My thinking about plastic surgery is this. I haven't had it, but never say never. Because when you do, you are definitely going to go there.

I've done all kinds of things I said I wouldn't do and, of course, now I'm glad. Thrilled.

As an actress, I'm drawn to emotion and expressing the human condition in all its forms, and I'm fortunate to have thoughts and feelings at my fingertips.

Without a great man writing and directing for me, I realised I was a mediocre movie star at best.

It's not fun to see myself in the mirror.

My mother always said that everyone should be required to write an autobiography of their lives.

As a parent I provide all I can, but I think in the best possible scenario you need to have a man.

I am absolutely intrigued by life, and I really want to hold onto it.

I spent a lot of time protecting myself. I mean, I've met a lot of extraordinary people over the years - and I just wish I had been able to open myself up to them more.

Relationships are hard. You're lucky if you find someone.

I'm not a wine connoisseur, but I do like a glass or two at night.

It's kind of true, you do disappear off the planet if you are a middle-aged woman, but that has some advantages as well.

My mother wasn't a stickler for the more practical approaches to life.

I don't carry little purses. I carry big duffels, always.