Keanu Reeves opens up on how he processed grief after the tragedies in his life.
Keanu Reeves Shared How He Managed To Survive The Pain Of Losing His Loved Ones
Speaking with The Guardian, actor Keanu Reeves revealed he published a book in 2016 titled Shadows in hopes of expressing grief in a healthy way. He has known loss many times and for such a tragic event, it would have been too difficult to bounce back. He said that the poems were an attempt to:
When asked if writing those poems while revisiting his past emotions felt cathartic, he replied, “Absolutely.” He admitted there was, of course, an emotional cost, “but, hopefully, I have enough in the bank to pay that cost,” he stated.
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In a much older conversation with The Guardian, Reeves talked about his role in John Wick and how relates to the character. As everyone knows, Baba Yaga was also a man who grieved for the loss of his wife and dog.
I thought it was one of the foundations of the role. I love his grief. Well, for the character and in life, it’s about the love of the person you’re grieving for, and any time you can keep company with that fire, it is warm.
He admitted being able to relate to it to a certain degree, and he doesn’t think people can ever work through that kind of sorrow. “Grief and loss, those are things that don’t ever go away. They stay with you,” he further added.
After a night of misery comes a morning of hope, and Keanu Reeves believes there’s always light after darkness. He shared with Sunday’s Parade Magazine via Keanu Reeves LiveJournal:
I think, after loss, life requires an act of reclaiming. You have to reject being overwhelmed. Life has to go on. I’m at a turning point. I don’t want to flee from life. I know the beauty of it.
The actor admitted he wants to get married and have kids in the future. Now, Reeves is in a happy relationship with visual artist Alexandra Grant whom he met in 2009. They worked on a project together in 2011, and they became romantic earlier in 2019.
