On shooting fight scenes:

"Before I start a fight, I need a steak.  Grilled chicken, rice, steamed vegetables, a salad.  A glass of red wine. mmmm ."

 YOUR REPUTATION AS AN ACTOR IS, YOU'RE ALL WORK, NO SOCIALIZING.

"That's been my nature for the past year and a half. [Pause] I do go out once in a while. It's not like I'm a monk. It's not like people would say, "Before, he was footloose and fancy-free, and then he became a monk." [In a Shakespearean voice] "I'll wipe away all trivial, fond ( Read more... )

"For me, it  was great [insert movie title here].  For me as an actor it was  a great opportunity to, to play different kinds of roles which is something I hope to do and hopefully people will enjoy it."

Re:  Jack and Diane in Something's Gotta Give.

"It's broad comedy.  It's very funny but at the same time it's not buffoon...so, relatable as being real and that's a real trick."

Discussing his physicality when shooting the Matrix

"Coming out of the pod, so I've gotta lose another 8 pounds and uh, it's a lot of physical...(and) diet.  Um, and really letting what the story is doing...  Where am I in the story?  Letting that almost uh, help me embody what I have to do."

When asked how he kept track while shooting out of sequence.

"I had charted this particular picture [The Matrix].  Every scene that I was in, typed out,  and just had done every scene that had a key phrase or image or anything.  And so I had literally, a chart.  So then I would ya know...as I was working over the months, it's just that I could see ( Read more... )

"I don't want to be superfamous. That would be awful because I don't value parties and awards. All I want to do is act, because it makes me happy. I like my life when I'm working. It makes sense."

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Reeves has a saying for the tough moments:
"It's mind over Matrix," he said, grinning. "I don't know what happens when I put on Neo's big black overcoat. I think that coat informs the character. I feel like such an icon when I have it on," he said, referring to 23 versions of that coat hang in his dressing room closet, with each one crafted for ( Read more... )

"No, I don't want to become a rock star. I'm an actor. Playing music and hanging out with friends is really good fun and that's it."