Diane Keaton had been an icon since before I was even born; who was I to direct her? To fill her head with my dialogue? To give her a note, suggesting: “It might be even funnier if you tried …”?

And yet, as she towered over me in sky-high Gucci platform booties, she never made me feel even one inch less tall as I guided her through what would wind up being her final film.

What you see on screen is exactly who she is – though you may be surprised to learn she had a mouth like a sailor

While many will remember her for her brilliant performances, for the way her laugh instantly transformed a room when she entered or the way she added levity to even the most arduous of night shoots, I will remember her most for what she taught me about being a woman. Diane didn’t merely exist in the world,

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