"A particular role does you some good and Bang! You have loads of offers"
Famed director Woody Allen once said of her, "In real life she believes in God. But she also believes that the radio works because there are tiny people inside it." The person in question is Diane Keaton who Allen directed to an Oscar for Annie Hall way back in 1977. That landmark, bittersweet, soul-searching tale brought a new level of sophistication to the comedy genre. Over the years Keaton has gained fame in a variety of role ranging from The Godfather movies where she played Al Pacino's wife to the comedy Father of The Bride appearing opposite Steve Martin. Keaton is also one of the few women to go behind camera. She made her film directorial debut with Hanging Up a few years ago. Keaton's film debut happened over three decades ago in the comedy Lovers and Other Strangers in 1970. One of her latest projects is the drama Breaking Through. This airs on Hallmark on 11 October at 10:15 pm. She plays Patsy McCartle, a widowed single mother of two young boys struggling with a part time job. Through an email sent by Indiantelevision.com's Ashwin Pinto, Keaton spoke about her character, working on The Godfather trilogy as well as why being a survivor is something she can relate to. |
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Could you tell me about the character you play? It is then that she comes across a friend who comes up with a solution - drug dealing! Very interesting story! You must watch the story unveil. |
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What aspects of the story were you strongly drawn towards? |
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Did you mature as an actress early in your career because of your close association with Woody Allen? What influence has he played in you career and life? |
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When you won an Oscar for Annie Hall did the quality of the roles you were offered shoot up? |
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You got an Oscar nomination playing a character dying of leukemia in Marvins Room. Is being a survivor against all odds something that you can personally relate with? In fact we did not know how to ease the pain, but he was brave and stronger than all of us put together. It was a helpless situation. Maybe I have inherited the survival instinct from him. |
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Why are there so few women working behind the camera? Actually, I think the trend is changing but I see more and more women moving from being an actress to behind the camera these days. |
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Over the past decade do you find that you keep getting roles involving similar types of character to play because that is what the studios are comfortable seeing you do? I have tried to break away from the usual roles and have tried my hand at several things. I have tried my best to do all I can to be the best as an actress. |
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What did you learn about the acting craft working with Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and the gang in The Godfather movies? |
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With which film genres are you most comfortable with the comedy as in Father of The Bride or the family drama as in Breaking Through? |
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Despite being involved with the likes of Warren Beatty you have never married. Is there any reason for this? |
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Finally you once said that you thought that people who were famous tended to be underdeveloped in their humanity skills. How did you manage avoiding this predicament? No, but I truly believe so! I think that we are all so busy achieving stardom, that we forget the smaller things in life the things that make us human. |