57 Best Keanu Reeves Quotes On Love, Loss, Movies & More - Parade

In Honor of Keanu
Reeves' Birthday (Woah!),

Here Are 57 of Keanu
Reeves' Coolest Quotes
No, he really is breathtaking.
Jeryl Brunner • Sep 2, 2022
Believe it or not, '90s heartthrob, action-

franchise king and major Hollywood star
Keanu Reeves celebrates his birthday on
Sept. 2. Our reaction to this mind-blowing
news? As at least a couple of his iconic
characters might say, "Woah!" (And you
can quote us on that!)
While Reeves may be known as an actor

of few words in his roles onscreen (see:
"My name is Neo" and that
aforementioned "Woah!"), in real life,
Reeves has a habit of delivering
thoughtful, well-considered bonmots that
indicate just how deep and pensive of a
guy he really is. (And yes, he can be just
as succinct offscreen, as our quotes
below will show.)
To celebrate this charming, crowd-

pleasing and talented actor, director,
producer and musician, we've rounded up
Keanu Reeves' coolest, most
thoughtful and funniest quotes out
there.
57 Best Keanu Reeves Quotes
1. “My name can't be THAT tough to

pronounce!”
2. “The simple act of paying attention can

take you a long way.”
3. “Art is about trying to find the good in

people, and making the world a more
compassionate place.”
4. “Kissing someone is pretty intimate,

actually very intimate, and your heart
always kind of skips a beat before you do
that.”
5. “I will always be in love with love.”
6. “Grief changes shape, but it never

ends.”
7. "The best way to change is to make

mistakes. You can learn from your
mistakes and then keep moving on.”
8. “It's always wonderful to get to know

women, with the mystery and the joy and
the depth. If you can make a woman
laugh, you're seeing the most beautiful
thing .”
9. "Life is good when you have a good

sandwich.”
10. “I wear my heart on my sleeve and

that can hurt. To be vulnerable is an
enriching way to live, but when it goes
wrong it can be agonizing. But if you don't
open your heart to people, you end up
being excluded from the rest of the
world.”
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11. “I am not handsome or sexy. Of

course, it’s not like I am hopeless.”
12. "We're all stardust, baby!"
13. "I was an affable little lad. I had a lot of

energy. I liked to run around, liked to
laugh, I was pretty sweet."
14. "I don’t have kids or anything like that,

so I get to be less responsible! The day is
kind of like, 'What, creatively, can I do?'”
15. "Sometimes life imitates art."
16. "It’s believing in love. It’s believing that

there’s someone for you. That there’s the
ultimate person, the ideal who will be your
soul mate and your perfect match and
that all your pain and suffering will go
away and you’ll live happily ever after and
you’ll be together in a blissful union."
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17. "Money doesn’t mean anything to me.

I’ve made a lot of money but I want to
enjoy life and not stress myself building
my bank account... We all know that good
health is much more important.”
18. "I don't want to be part of a world

where being kind is a weakness."
19. “I have no martial arts background... I

only know movie Kung Fu."
20. "It’s called show business for a

reason."
21. "Try and respect others. Try and

continue to get the most out of life, and
find ways to get that in this situation, but
also to respect it. Find ways to connect. If
you can. I mean, just .... survive."
22. "I am very grateful for the printing

press and everything that has followed.
Electricity is pretty great too."
23. "I hate giving advice."
24. "I like Sundays. Sunday is the day of

rest."
25. "I'm absolutely a very happy person."
26. “Here comes 40. I’m feeling my age,

and I’ve ordered the Ferrari. I’m going to
get the whole midlife crisis package."
27. "I thought the one of the ultimate

expressions of 'whoa' was in the first
Matrix...The 'whoa' was wonderful in
TheMatrix."
28. "I'm Hawaiian, everyone's got a

cousin."
29. "You know, I'm the lonely guy. I don't

have anyone in my life."
30. "I don't really have a hobby. Is reading

a hobby?
31. "I like pretending. I’m an actor."
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Adventures in Bill & Ted Face the Music
32. “I was always hoping, even when I

was young, that I could do different
things. I’m really grateful for that. I’m very
fortunate. I’m glad to be here.”
33. "I guess it's just to my tastes to keep

life as simple as I can."
34. "You know, I'm not an air guitar

aficionado. But once in a while, the air
guitar comes out."
35. "If something is hurting you, why and

how and how can it be changed?"
36. "Working on Bill & Ted was certainly

an excellent adventure. I love those
characters. I love the spirit of the film. I
like the eternal goodness of these
characters. I always thought of them as
beautiful fools."
37. “I don't know how much intelligence I

have.”
38. "I don't really do junk food anymore?

But I hope hamburgers don't count as
junk food."
39. "I think that a picture can tell a

thousand words, and none of them can be
right. Or true."
40. "All of these characters have some

DNA of mine, I share it with the character."
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41. "I think if I had taken the blue pill, it

says I would go back to sleep and I would
have never known what was happening.
Which sounds very depressing. So I'm
glad I took the right pill."
42. "I do look back. I still sometimes wake

up and go, 'Gosh, I shouldn’t have done
that!'"
43. "Energy cannot be created or

destroyed, they say."
44. "It's easy to stay grounded. The

ground is very close. And we walk on it
every day."
45. "Once in a while, I have the moments,

where you drink the whiskey and you get
the records out and you start doing the DJ
thing until four in the morning.”
46. "I’m not the biggest film star in the

world [laughs] at all."
47. "I’m always looking for catharsis."
48. "I has always been my hope to be a

part of works of art that entertain and that
people can come away with something
more or positive as they walked out of the
dark into the world."
49. "Riding a motorcycle is like being a

puppy."
50. "I've been very fortunate in my life.

Which I am grateful for."
51. "Toronto's become like a shopping

center now."
52. "'Are we in The Matrix?' No!"
53. “I know that the ones who love us will

miss us.”
54. "We are humans on a rock floating

through space with a finite amount of
time. So take that into account—how we
treat ourselves, how we treat others and
we are all in this together. Be excellent to
each other!"
55. "I definitely have a bit of the gypsy in

me."
56. "Grief and loss, those are things that

don’t ever go away. They stay with you."
57. "Honestly, I try not to do anything I

don’t want to do."
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In Honor of Keanu

Reeves' Birthday (Woah!),

Believe it or not, '90s heartthrob, action-

While Reeves may be known as an actor

To celebrate this charming, crowd-

57 Best Keanu Reeves Quotes

1. “My name can't be THAT tough to

2. “The simple act of paying attention can

3. “Art is about trying to find the good in

4. “Kissing someone is pretty intimate,

5. “I will always be in love with love.”

6. “Grief changes shape, but it never

7. "The best way to change is to make

8. “It's always wonderful to get to know

9. "Life is good when you have a good

10. “I wear my heart on my sleeve and

Related: Keanu Reeves' 'Breathtaking'

11. “I am not handsome or sexy. Of

12. "We're all stardust, baby!"

13. "I was an affable little lad. I had a lot of

14. "I don’t have kids or anything like that,

15. "Sometimes life imitates art."

16. "It’s believing in love. It’s believing that

Related: Keanu Reeves Talks John

17. "Money doesn’t mean anything to me.

18. "I don't want to be part of a world

19. “I have no martial arts background... I

20. "It’s called show business for a

21. "Try and respect others. Try and

22. "I am very grateful for the printing

23. "I hate giving advice."

24. "I like Sundays. Sunday is the day of

25. "I'm absolutely a very happy person."

26. “Here comes 40. I’m feeling my age,

27. "I thought the one of the ultimate

28. "I'm Hawaiian, everyone's got a

29. "You know, I'm the lonely guy. I don't

30. "I don't really have a hobby. Is reading

31. "I like pretending. I’m an actor."

Related: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter

32. “I was always hoping, even when I

33. "I guess it's just to my tastes to keep

34. "You know, I'm not an air guitar

35. "If something is hurting you, why and

36. "Working on Bill & Ted was certainly

37. “I don't know how much intelligence I

38. "I don't really do junk food anymore?

39. "I think that a picture can tell a

40. "All of these characters have some

Related: Count Down Keanu Reeves' 12

41. "I think if I had taken the blue pill, it

42. "I do look back. I still sometimes wake

43. "Energy cannot be created or

44. "It's easy to stay grounded. The

45. "Once in a while, I have the moments,

46. "I’m not the biggest film star in the

47. "I’m always looking for catharsis."

48. "I has always been my hope to be a

49. "Riding a motorcycle is like being a