At the age of 58, Keanu Reeves continues to be a major star in Hollywood. John Wick 4 is yet another film of Keanu's to enjoy success, already surpassing the $300 million mark worldwide.
Although the actor continues to be a huge box office attraction, fans love the way he is, despite his fame. The actor always remains grounded, and comes across as extremely humble. In the following, we're going to reveal how Keanu never let fame get to him, and how acting helped to keep him grounded. We'll also take a look at how Keanu walks through airports. Given his fame, it is surprising to see that he doesn't have any type of entourage or security, and he'll even stop for fans. Truthfully, there are so many stories that prove what a class act the actor is.
Keanu Reeves Kept His Distance From Fame, And Revealed Acting Helped To Keep Him Grounded
For Keanu Reeves, his work life is everything. Given all the tragedies the actor has gone through in his life, entering a movie set not only given him a sense of purpose, but it also helps to distract him at the same time.
He revealed with SCMP, “Working a lot and constantly moving from one film set to another has been important in helping me overcome some of the more painful times in my life. Every film set gives me the feeling that I’m part of a new family and I feel fortunate to be able to have a job that gives me a lot of satisfaction."
Keanu would also say that fame never got to him, and he tried to distance himself from those thoughts.
“I’ve always kept my distance from all the fame. I never lived my life as a function of what was said or written about me. I just love the way I’m still as interested in acting as I ever was. Acting has always given me a structure and purpose in life and I’ve never found anything else to invest myself in the way I do when I’m acting or working on films.”
Keanu would go on to admit that he isn't a loner despite the perception given public pictures of the actor, he just likes his privacy and surrounds himself with a smaller circle. However, he isn't afraid to do things in public, especially when it comes to walking in airports.
Keanu Reeves Walks The Airport Without Security And He Even Stops For Fans
We've seen this in the past, celebs walking the airport with a huge security team. One would assume the biggest star in the world does the same, or takes a private jet. However, that's not Keanu Reeves. There are multiple examples of the actor taking the humble approach, including casually walking down LAX, and keeping to himself despite being stalked by the paparazzi.
Being the class act that he is, Keanu also walked the airport without security on his own birthday. While going to check-in, he stopped for several fans and agreed to quick selfies.
A fan in the comment section said it best, "This guy is worth $380 Million and still flies regular planes, no bodyguard or entourage, never loses his cool (even though people wouldn't let him walk to his gate in peace). If I said he is the most humble superstar actor on this planet, it would be an understatement. I have nothing but respect for him. Such a humble, classy guy."
In truth, this just a snippet of positive stories fans have about Keanu Reeves.
Fans Have Multiple Stories Proving What A Class Act Keanu Reeves Is
Keanu's classy ways truly aren't anything new, and it has been going on throughout his entire career. According to a prop designer behind the scenes in Chain Reaction, Keanu was just as classy during the '90s, prior to his Matrix fame. It was said that the actor treated everyone with respect, and would go out of his way to buy the entire crew breakfast and lunch.
"Back in the late 90s and fresh out of college I got my first job as an assistant prop designer on the set of Chain Reaction (Keanu was a supporting actor with Morgan Freeman). EVERY DAY for the last few weeks of filming, Keanu treated the stage hands and "grunt workers" (including myself) by taking us out for free breakfast and lunch. He was genuinely a very nice guy to work with. Since then, I've worked on about 30 different sets and have never met an actor as generous and friendly as him."
There are so many other stories, including Keanu engaging a young fan in conversation at the airport, along with taking care of an entire flight after it had to take an emergency landing. Keanu constantly proves that it doesn't take much to put a smile on faces, sometimes it just takes a couple of seconds.
