Los Angeles, April 8 – Hollywood’s stylish actor, Keanu Reeves, has shared some advice with aspiring actors.
The 61-year-old actor, who stars alongside Cameron Diaz in the new black comedy "Outcome", told E! News: "Try not to be… Go to work and respect those you work with until they prove they don't deserve your respect. Try not to be… It might not work out, but try."
Diaz, on the other hand, noted that every person who experiences fame and success does so differently, according to femalefirst.co.uk.
She said: "I would say there's no handbook or manual on being famous, so you have to write your own and follow your own path. You have to make it your own. You can't really know what it will be like. Reach out to other people you admire, and ask them for advice."
Meanwhile, Reeves had earlier shared that he was encouraged to change his name when he first arrived in Hollywood. He has achieved great success in the film industry, but his manager thought that Keanu's name might hinder his career prospects.
During an appearance on the New Heights podcast, Reeves explained: "I started getting paid when I was around 16, so I was a professional actor at 16 or 17.
"I was in Toronto, Canada, and then I got a manager who lived in Los Angeles... At 20, I drove to Los Angeles in my car. I got out of my car, and my manager said, 'We want to change your name.' So that was like a welcome to Hollywood moment.
"I remember I was walking on the beach, and I was thinking, 'What if I change my name? What?'"
Reeves actually considered changing his name to "Chuck Spadina" at one point.
He shared: "My middle name is Charles, so I thought, '…Chuck?' And I grew up on a street called Spadina, so Chuck Spadina. And then I was something Templeton. So then I became KC Reeves.
"I was credited as KC Reeves... And then I couldn't do it. So then I would be in auditions, and they would say, 'KC Reeves.' And I wouldn't even answer. Six months later, I was like, 'I'm not doing this.' That was a Hollywood moment."