Keanu Reeves has had a hard life.>Father who is a heroin dealer runs off on his family when he is three, and he has since severed all ties with him.
>Best friend, River Phoenix, dies before they could make the bromantic moves they promised they would make together.>Fiancee gives birth to a stillborn daughter.
>Unable to cope, they split up.
>She dies in a car accident two years later.
>Sister contracts leukemia. Keanu spends millions of dollars to keep her alive.
>It has gone on public record that he prefers spending his birthdays alone.
And he very often feels sad.
>Falling in love and having a relationship are two different things.
>Grief changes shape, but it never ends.
>I believe in love at first sight. You want that connection, and then you want some problems.
>I try not to think about my life. I have no life. I need therapy.
>I’m Mickey Mouse. They don’t know who’s inside the suit.
>I’m sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime.
>It’s fun to be hopelessly in love. It’s dangerous, but it’s fun.
>When the people you love are gone, you’re alone.
But it doesn’t stop him from doing nice things.
>Offered to take a 75% pay cut if it meant Al Pacino could be cast in The Devil’s Advocate.
>Offered to take a 90% pay cut if it meant Gene Hackman could be cast in The Replacements.
>Donated 50 of the 70 million dollars he made off of the Matrix films to the costume and special effects teams.
>Bought a Harley for every stuntman who worked on the Matrix Reloaded
>Donates most of his money to charities for cancer research