Diane Keaton

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

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. ”

I think that people who are famous tend to be underdeveloped in their humanity skills. ”

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. ”

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. ”