I got into acting because I wanted to act, not to become a star. The word ‘star’ is so strange, especially in this country, I think, I don’t know. It has something to do with a whole scene. Like with The Great Santini (1979), when I shook the producer’s hand for the first time – before I could even sit down in the chair – he said, “They’re talking about Oscars.” We hadn’t even started rehearsals yet. I mean, the whole industry is so geared to that – Oscars, the star system.
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Happy Birthday: Diane Keaton
Of course I recognized myself in the roles [Woody Allen] wrote. I mean, in Annie Hall (1977) particularly. I was this sort of novice who had lots of feelings but didn’t know how to express herself, and I see that in Annie. I think Woody used a kind of essential quality that he found in me at that time, and I’m glad he did because it worked really well in the movie.
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