Keanu at 60: LOVE, LOSS & FINDING PEACE

AS THE ACTOR APPROACHES HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY, HE'S TAKING STOCK OF WHAT HE'S BEEN THROUGH AND WHERE HE'S HEADED.

KEANU REEVES got a little emotional during a recent interview when The Late Show host Stephen Colbert brought up The Matrix, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. After a long pause, the actor assured that the movie had changed his life, then acknowledged its influence on movie fans. “The amount of people that I have met who have said to me and been touched by The Matrix in such a positive way,” he said. “It’s the best.”

One of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, Keanu has been in a reflective mood of late. With seven projects in the pipeline, the actor, who turns 60 Sept. 2, isn’t slowing down, but that looming birthday has him feeling philosophical. “I’m 59, so I’m thinking about death all the time,” he told BBC news, adding that he felt that was a good thing. “Hopefully, it’s not crippling, but hopefully it’s sensitized [us] to an appreciation of the breath we have, and the relationships that we have the potential to have.”

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