“I don’t understand why people get mad when they get rejected by somebody or something. They have done you a favor by not wasting your time and playing with you.” – Keanu Reeves
54 Keanu Reeves Quotes
- “I know that the ones who love us will miss us.”
2. “Sometimes simple things are the most difficult things to achieve.”
3. “It is incredibly empowering to know that your future is in your hands.”
4. “The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.”
5. “It’s called show business for a reason.”
6. “Grief changes shape, but it never ends.”
7. “Positive energy brings good feelings, and dark energy often means harm.”
8. “You need to be happy to live, I don’t.”
9. “Falling in love and having a relationship are two different things.”
10. “All the dreams I dream are nightmares and those nightmares are the ones I live.”
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11. “You have to change your life if you’re not happy, and wake up if things aren’t going the way you want.”
12. “Luxury is the opportunity to experience quality, be it a place, a person, or an object.”
13. “If something is hurting you, why and how and how can it be changed?”
14. “When the people you love are gone, you’re alone.”
15. “Money buys you the freedom to live your life the way you want.”
16. “Nothing ever truly dies. The universe wastes nothing, everything is simply transformed.”
17. “It’s the journey of self, I guess. You start with this kind of loner, outside guy, which a lot of people can relate to, and he goes out into the world.”
18. “I was raised to treat people exactly how I would like to be treated by others. It’s called respect.”
19. “I try not to think about my life. I have no life. I need therapy.”
20. “When I don’t feel free and can’t do what I want I just react. I go against it.”
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21. “Art is about trying to find the good in people, and making the world a more compassionate place.”
22. “I’ve been really fortunate to be able to do different kinds of films in different scales, different genres, different kinds of roles, and that is important to me.”
23. “You have to change your life if you’re not happy, and wake up if things aren’t going the way you want.”
24. “There’s nothing wrong with being gay, so to deny it is to make a judgment.”
25. “Our dreams can teach us, instruct us, confuse us, sometimes I think they look to be considered.”
26. “It’s easy to stay grounded. The ground is very close. And we walk on it every day.”
27. “I believe in love at first sight. You want that connection, and then you want some problems.”
28. “The cost of knowledge is an important theme.”
29. “Sometimes enemies are our best teachers, people can learn from their mistakes, destruction sometimes means rebirth.”
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30. “When you truly understand karma, then you realize you are responsible for everything in your life.”
31. “It 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.”
32. “Tattoos are interesting, but at the same time they are also a mask – you are exhibiting your past life on your body.”
33. “I guess it’s just to my tastes to keep life as simple as I can.”
34. “Fame is drag.”
35. “I’m at the stage in my life where I keep myself out of arguments.”
36. “We are the sum of who we are. We pick certain things at certain moments that influenced us.”
37. “If you have been brutally broken but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with the heart of an angel.”
38. “When I don’t feel free and can’t do what I want I just react. I go against it.”
39. “Someone will always be prettier, someone will always be smarter, Someone will always be younger, but they will never be you.”
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40. “I’ve made a lot of money, but I want to enjoy life and not stress myself building my bank account.”
41. “Nothing ever truly dies. The universe wastes nothing, everything is simply transformed.”
42. “The impact of falling in love for the first time has a special place in our architecture.”
43. “The recognition of the law of cause and effect, also known as karma, is a fundamental key to understanding how you’ve created your world, with actions of your body, speech, and mind.”
44. “I guess living without love, without experiencing it or being able to give it is pretty strong punishment.”
45. “When something happens to you that hasn’t happened before, don’t you at least have to find out what it is?”
46. “It’s fun to be hopelessly in love. It’s dangerous, but it’s fun.”
47. “How do I confront aging? With a wonder and a terror. Yeah, I’ll say that. Wonder and terror.
48. “I don’t understand why people get mad when they get rejected by somebody or something. They have done you a favor by not wasting your time and playing with you.”
49. “The paparazzi culture is more pervasive than it used to be.”
50. “Violence is sometimes a very practical solution but I don’t think it is the ultimate solution.”
51. “A good date is when you are intoxicated with each other’s company and everything becomes good in the world.”
52. “I am not handsome or sexy. Of course, it’s not like I am hopeless.”
53. “Because we’re actors we can pretend and fake it, but I’d rather the intimate investment was authentic.”
54. “How do people relate to movies now, when they’re on portable devices or streaming them? It’s not as much about going to the movies. That experience has changed.”
Keanu Reeves born September 2, 1964 is a Canadian film and television actor. Reeves was born in Beirut and raised in Toronto, began his career in theatre and television films before making his feature film debut in Youngblood (1986). He made his debut in the science fiction comedy Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989), and he returned in the sequels. He received critical acclaim for his performance as a hustler in the independent drama My Own Private Idaho (1991), and he established himself as an action star with leading roles in Point Break (1991) and Speed (1994).
Reeves’ performance in the horror film The Devil’s Advocate (1997) was well received after several box office failures. Beginning in 1999, he rose to prominence as Neo in the science fiction series The Matrix. He starred in the romantic drama The Lake House (2006), the science fiction thriller The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), and the crime thriller Street Kings (2008) as John Constantine. Following another commercial slump, Reeves made a successful comeback in 2014 as the titular assassin in the John Wick film series. In 2022, Time named him one of the world’s 100 most influential people.