“I know that the ones who love us, will miss us.”
"I know that those who love us will miss us."
This is what Keanu said when Stephen Colbert asked him what happens to us when we die.
Stephen Colbert said this when he asked Keanu what would happen to us after we died.
He understands misery unlike anybody else in Hollywood.
He didn't understand pain as much as the rest of Hollywood.
His dad left when he was 3. He struggled with dyslexia, attending 4 different high schools before dropping out. His best friend died of a drug overdose at 23. His girlfriend, Jennifer Syme, had a stillbirth 8 months into pregnancy. She later died in a car accident not too long after.
His dad left when he was three years old. He suffered from dyslexia and attended 4 different high schools before dropping out. His best friend died of an overdose of drugs when he was 23. His girlfriend, Jennifer Sam, suffered from stillbirth while she was 8 months pregnant. Soon after, she died in a car accident.
Even with his hardships, he hasn’t let his success get to his head.
Even with the difficulties, he was not carried away by success.
He helped his sister get cured of leukemia, and since then has donated an anonymous amount of money to hospitals that treat the disease through his private charitable foundation.
He helped his sister cure leukemia, and since then, through his own private charitable foundation, he has donated an unnamed sum of money to the hospital where leukemia is treated.
He’s worth over a couple hundred million dollars, but he still takes the subway.
He's worth more than a few hundred million dollars, but he still takes the subway.
He doesn’t really have many fancy things.
He didn't have anything fancy.
It is rumored that he gave up a considerable portion of his pay for the latter two Matrix films so that the stunt and design and costume teams could help make the movie as amazing as possible.
Rumor has it that in order to make the stunt, design and costume teams as exciting as possible, he gave up most of the salary for the last two Matrix films.
Many sources claim the amount he cut from his own pay ranged just a touch above $30 million.
Many sources say he cut more than $30 million from his salary.
When his flight had an emergency landing enroute to Los Angeles in Bakersfield, he not only opted to rent a large vehicle and drive the rest of the way, but he took a good number of people on the flight with him.
When his plane landed urgently en route to Bakersfield, Los Angeles, he not only rented a large car and drove the rest of the way, but also took a lot of people with him.
He’s known for paying attention to detail—there is a story about him on Twitter where he bought an ice cream just to get the receipt paper so he could autograph it for a fan. He later tossed that ice cream away.
He's known for his attention to detail – there's a story about him on Twitter, and he bought an ice cream just to get the receipt so he could sign off on the receipt for his fans. Later he threw away the ice cream.
He is one of the few actors who gets to know everybody working on the set of his projects. Several accounts of him genuinely asking people about their day and wellbeing. There is a photo of him taking a break from filming John Wick 2 just to walk a pit bull in New York City:
He is one of the few actors to know all the crew on set. On several occasions he sincerely inquired about people's work and lives. There's a photo of him walking a bulldog in New York during the break from the filming of Rush 2:
He treats everybody with the same amount of kindness. This means everyone:
He was equally kind to everyone. Yes, everyone:
Someone on Reddit recalled a friend who was stranded on the highway outside Los Angeles. Keanu Reeves pulled up, tried to jump the car to no success, and then drove her 50 miles out of the way to get her home. Not only that, he gave her his number to call in case she needed help with anything.
Someone on Reddit recalled a friend who was stuck on a highway outside Los Angeles. Keanu Reeves stopped the car, tried unsuccessfully to jump out of the car, and drove 50 miles away to drop her off at home. Not only that, but he also gave her his own phone number, which he could call in case she needed help.
When he found out one of the crew members on the set of John Wick was struggling, he gave him $20,000 as a Christmas bonus.
When he found out that a staff member on the set of "Rush to Kill" was in trouble, he gave him $20,000 as a Christmas bonus.
There is another story of him giving every member of his stunt team for The Matrix a Harley Davidson.
There's also a story about him equipping every member of the Matrix stunt team with a Harley motorcycle.
Keanu just loves.
Keanu just loved.
He is love incarnate.
He is the embodiment of love.
There is no additional component to his character. He’s stayed the same human throughout the worst and the best in his life. He’s pure.
There is no extra ingredient in his character. Neither the worst nor the best of his life have changed. He is pure.
And people see that.
People know him as a person.