"The whole aspect of the public, uh, exposure of my private life is a drag."

  He [Reeves] says he's not surprised at the public obsession with celebrities.

"I get it. I mean I want to know things. But I like to keep my personal life private and I think also for me it's better that way for the work we do. I want someone to watch a film and I want them to relate to the character. I don't want their perception of my life ( Read more... )

"I don't like...I don't like speaking about my personal life.  I don't like having to uh, explain who I am or how I am outside of what I do.  So when people ask me about my family life or sexual questions or the passing away of friends or, ya know, how I  or what I feel about...or how did it effect me.  I find that all difficult."

Have you ever had to choose between the red and blue pill?
"I do it every day! This metaphor represents in some way the fork in the road; you have to decide if you prefer to live with your eyes closed or fully awake."

on paparazzi...
"In general, ya know... I'm a pretty private guy so ...ya know...it's not nice to be followed."