Keanu Reeves has no fear when it comes to his own mortality. The "Matrix" actor, who turns 60 in September, admitted it's a good thing to think about the limitless potential of life while he's still around to appreciate it. "I'm 59, so I'm thinking about death all the time," he told BBC News.
He noted his outlook on dying is a good thing. "Hopefully it's not crippling, but hopefully it's sensitized [us] to an appreciation of the breath we have and the relationships that we have the potential to have." Reeves has worked on a number of action-packed movies through the years but took a step back from the film world to focus on a new passion project of writing his first novel. "Hopefully it's not crippling, but hopefully it's sensitized [us] to an appreciation of the breath we have and the relationships that we have the potential to have." — Keanu Reeves "The Book of Elsewhere," written in collaboration with science fiction author China Miéville, follows an immortal warrior with a quest for personal death.
Reeves created the book based on his successful BRZRKR comic book series. The series, pronounced "berserker," will be adapted into a live-action Netflix film also starring Reeves, in addition to an anime show.
Fans have noted thematic similarities between the main character and Reeves' personal life. "I think it was influenced by some of the action films that I had done," Reeves said of a few slightly gruesome scenes.
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