Keanu Reeves has mastered aging

CEBU, Philippines - Keanu Reeves finally feels he’s getting better at aging.

The “Matrix” actor has been in the spotlight since the 1980s and at the age of 52, work is picking up once again for the star, with three films currently in the pipeline. And despite his many career successes, Reeves admits he feels some pressure to deliver more now that he’s older before it becomes too late to achieve new feats.

“I’m every cliche,” he told Britain’s Esquire. “Aging. I’m just starting to get better at it. Just the amount of stuff you have to do before you’re dead. I’m all of the cliches, and it’s embarrassing. It’s all of them. It’s just, ‘Oh my God. Where did the time go? How come things are changing? How much time do I have left? What didn’t I do?’”

When Reeves isn’t busy on a film set he can sometimes be indulging in a good book, though he admits he isn’t a “massive reader” due to suffering from dyslexia. The “Speed” star cites famous authors such as Jack Kerouac and Ernest Hemingway as inspiring his childhood, and sees a great difference with today’s younger generation when it comes to entertainment.

“Yeah!” he grinned when an interviewer commented his day sounded like a good time to be young. “What have kids got now? They’ve got lots. Come on, man. ‘Let’s hit the road! Let’s go to New York! Let’s go to Broadway! Let’s go and see plays! Let’s get the tickets in Times Square!’”

Reeves had a taste of showbiz when he was younger too thanks to his costume designer and performer mother, Patricia, working with some big names. The actor recently recalled how Alice Cooper once babysat him, leaving fake feces in the fridge as a joke. (FREEMAN)