No Regrets For Diane 'I'm Glad I Never Married'

At 73, the Star Still Dares to Be Different

Right from the beginning, Diane Keaton has been labelled the “different” actress – the oddball, the weirdo, the eccentric.

“They used to call me the ‘kooky’ one,” she says.

More than 40 years on and 58 films later, the Oscar winner reckons she hasn’t changed much. Never married, she thinks she might be the only actress of her era who hasn’t taken the plunge, but she recalls thinking even as a child that being someone’s wife just wasn’t for her.

“I wonder if I’m the only single woman of my age who’s been in film who hasn’t gotten married,” she muses. “I might be a freak. Most people in the movies get married at some point and then they divorce. But I’ve never even gotten married. I’m a failure!

“But I’m really glad I never got married. I’m an oddball. I remember in high school, this guy came up to me and said, ‘One day you’re going to make a good wife.’ And I thought, ‘I don’t want to be a wife. No.’”

With no regrets – “I’m not unhappy, nobody can have everything, right?” – and still determined to do things her way, Diane has carved an unconventional path through Hollywood, raking in plum roles, awards and recognitions in the process.