Diane Keaton

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

I never understood the idea that you're supposed to mellow as you get older. Slowing down isn't something I relate to at all. The goal is to continue in good and bad, all of it.

What celebrities are useful for is bringing attention to the public and making them more aware. They can be unbelievably effective.

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

The best part is that I'm still here and, because the end is in sight, I treasure it all more.

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

I used to listen to Judy Garland all the time - I love Judy Garland and her music. But I started to realize that if you keep singing like that, singing songs of being victimized by love over and over and over again, it can't help but have a profound effect on your life.

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

The best relationships develop out of friendships.

My old boyfriend, Warren Beatty, used to say I was a late developer,' she reflects. 'He was right. It took me 50 years to find motherhood and unconditional love.'

I had a career and I came to motherhood late and am not married and have never had such a trusting relationship with a man - and trust is where the real power of love comes from.

A sense of freedom is something that, happily, comes with age and life experience.