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Diane Keaton and Al Pacino shared a special relationship, both on and offscreen, prior to the award-winning actress’ shocking death.

Keaton died on October 11, 2025, at the age of 79, reportedly leaving her former The Godfather costar Pacino, 85, in a state of shock. Days later, The Daily Mail reported the actor reminisced on what could have been with the late actress, who he dated off and on from 1974 to 1990. A source close to the actor told the outlet Pacino will “forever regret he didn’t make his move when he had the chance.”

“For years after he and Diane split, Al used to say, ‘If it’s meant to be, it’s never too late for a do-over,'” she insider added. “But sadly, now it is.”

While Keaton told The Telegraph in a 2013 interview that Pacino was not the love of her life, the pair remained friends. Keep scrolling to read more about what Diane Keaton and Al Pacino each said about their relationship.

Diane Keaton's Dating History Through the Years

Diane Keaton Liked Al Pacino Right Away

Keaton and Pacino met on the set of The Godfather, and according to the late actress, the fireworks were automatic.

“I was mad for him. Charming, hilarious, a nonstop talker,” Keaton told People in 2017 of her instant crush on her costar. “There was an aspect of him that was like a lost orphan, like this kind of crazy idiot savant. And oh, gorgeous!”

Their Relationship Ended Because Diane Keaton Wanted to Get Married

In the same interview, Keaton revealed the reason why things fell apart between The Godfather stars.

“I worked hard on that one. I went about it in not a perfect way,” she said at the time, revealing that she wanted to get married at the time.

Al Pacino Said He Would Love Diane Keaton ‘Forever’

Pacino publicly professed his adoration for the late actress while giving a speech in honor of Keaton’s American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017, claiming he’d love her “forever.”

Pacino then recalled preparing for an interview once while the pair were together and the advice Keaton gave him.

“I’m very uncomfortable here, of course, but at interviews, I’m even more uncomfortable, believe it or not,” he explained. “And I was going, we discussed it a little bit, and she was very encouraging, helping me along, and I was leaving, she called out to me, she said, ‘Al, you’re gonna be okay. Just remember, whatever you do, don’t say you’re an artist.’”

Pacino continued, “I really appreciated it. It was good advice, Diane. But I have to say now, dare I say it, forgive me. You’re an artist, Diane. You’re a great artist. I remember it and I love it, and I love you forever.”

Diane Keaton Hoped to Marry Al Pacino

In a 2017 interview with Neil Fisher, Keaton revealed she had hoped she and Pacino would get married. “

I didn’t even want him to propose. I just thought maybe he would marry me, eventually. I thought, ‘don’t even propose — let’s just do it.’ But that never happened, and that is a blessing for both of us. It would have been a nightmare for him,” she said. “We’re very eccentric, he needed a woman that was going to take care of him, I needed a man who would take care of me … It was just very important that we left each other alone, said goodbye. But it wasn’t my choice.”

Diane Keaton Called Al Pacino Her ‘Unattainable Great’

In her 2011 memoir Then Again, Keaton explored her early feelings about Pacino while the pair worked on the set of The Godfather. She said she first noticed the shape of the actor’s nose, and then “the kinetic way he moved.”

“I don’t remember talking about the script,” Keaton wrote. “I remember his killer Roman nose sitting in the middle of what remains a remarkable face. It was too bad he wasn’t available, and neither was I. Even so, for the next twenty years Al Pacino would be my only recurring ‘unattainable great.’”

Diane Keaton Later Questioned if Al Pacino Was the Love of her Life

In a 2013 interview with The Telegraph, Keaton appeared to have reframed how she thought about Pacino and the impact he had on her life.

“I was really very taken with Al from the very beginning. Our relationship was absolutely wonderful in some ways, but is he the love of my life?” she said. “No, not really, because he wasn’t the love ‘of my life,’ she continued before later adding, “He was the love of that time of my life. Each man had a different decade.”

Al Pacino Said Diane Keaton Was ‘Different’

In his own 2024 memoir, Pacino admitted that Keaton was special.

“I have always liked women, but from the time I was very young, I have been shy around them. I don’t woo them. I don’t pursue them. Women either respond to you or they don’t, and if they don’t make the first move toward me, I am a bit reluctant to try again. But with Diane this time things were different,” he wrote, per Showbiz 411.

He added, “We always had a connection. She understood my read on things, and it felt comforting to have someone who got me. So I went after her. We hung out together, and after a couple of months we decided to get together. We found a tempo and a temperature that was right.”

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