Veteran actress Diane Keaton has commented that even though she was secretly suffering from bulimia, she decided not to go public because she thought people wouldn’t understand it and she didn’t want anyone’s sympathy either:
”With bulimia, I never expected sympathy or for people to understand. What I cared about was the secret I kept. It felt like a burden. I never told my mother. It’s amazing how the dark secrets inside us don’t matter much to the outside world.”
Diane says she hasn’t yet had any cosmetic surgery, but wouldn’t rule it out because she often goes against the things she says, which is what has made her life interesting and exciting:
”I haven’t had it, but never say never. Because when you do, you are definitely going to go there. I said I would never have intercourse before I was married, and I did. I said I would never go to a psychiatrist, and I spent much of my life in psychoanalysis. I’ve done all kinds of things I said I wouldn’t do and, of course, now I’m glad. Thrilled.”
Diane comments that aging is in a way beautiful because it makes you reflect on how amazing life is and makes you treasure it much more than before. She also feels pushed to take risks because it gives her a buzz and makes life thrilling:
”Let me tell you the best part about getting older. The best part is that I’m still here and, because the end is in sight, I treasure it all more. That’s why I don’t worry about crying in a scene anymore. Now it comes easily. I know the emotion’s all there. You have to live life that way, you know? Take risks. Do things you can’t imagine. ‘Cause hey, why not, right?”
