Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant have built a special relationship rooted in mutual respect and creativity.
The 53-year-old visual artist offered a rare glimpse into her relationship with the 61-year-old actor while attending the launch event for her new wine brand in Los Angeles on Thursday (May 28).
Speaking with People, Alexandra opened up about how she and Keanu support one another’s creative pursuits while also respecting each other’s individual processes.
“He’s always so appreciative, so he’s always cautious, I think, with feedback, and I would say the same,” Alexandra said when discussing their dynamic and whether she allows Keanu to visit her art studio while she’s working.
“You want to always be respectful and leave the other person to bake their cake. Just talking about my love makes me sweat,” she said.
“I would say that there is all the listening in the world that we know that we could talk about any problem or challenge or creative idea and talk about it forever if that is needed, and also respect the individual need to dive deep and have a process that’s maybe quiet or in another collaboration.”
Alexandra and Keanu first connected while working together on the book Ode to Happiness. The couple later co-founded a publishing house and eventually took their relationship public.
“So I’d say the key to it is the mutual respect and also just like, come on, it’s play, right? It’s play that we get to play creatively. The last thing I will say that I think we share is just the belief in projects. Every project has its own autonomy, its own team, it has its own sort of rules, and it has a beginning, middle and end. So we both are people who do projects, and you know, I’ve lived with John Wick, I’ve lived with Neo.”
John Wick is the title character in Keanu‘s blockbuster action franchise, while Neo is the iconic role he portrayed in The Matrix movies.
“When he’s in a character, for example, I have so much respect for that understanding that this is the middle to the end of a project, right? And I think the same goes for painting,” Alexandra continued. “When I’m in painter mode, I am in it. I’m fully in it, and it’s not playing a character, but it is performing, you know, painting really is a form of performance too.”
Alexandra frequently supports Keanu at red carpet events and premieres. Earlier this year, she attended the premiere of Outcome, and the couple shared a sweet kiss at the Good Fortune premiere last October.
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