DIANE KEATON. NATALIE CAUGHT UP WITH DIANE AND
HER CO-STAR THAT PROVES IT’S
NEVER TOO LATE TO START A SECOND
AT.
AT. >> LA-DI-DA.
>> LA-DI-DA. >> IN HER LONG AND SUCCESSFUL
CAREER SHE’S BEEN EVERY WOMAN,
FROM HER ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING
ROLE TO ASPIRING SYRINGE "ANNIE
HALL" TO THE MAFIA LIFE IN "THE
GODFATHER".
GODFATHER". >> I ALWAYS LOVED YOU, MICHAEL.
>> TO A PLAYWRIGHT IN
"SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE."
>> I DON’T KNOW IF YOU’RE THE
PERSON WHO EVER REALLY GOT ME.
>> BUT AT 73 THERE’S ONE ROLE
SHE’S NEVER HAD.
>> WE WANT TO START A
CHEERLEADING CLUB.
CHEERLEADING CLUB. >> WHO WILL YOU BE CHEERING FOR?
>> OURSELVES.
>> OURSELVES. >> DID YOU EVER THINK AT THIS
POINT IN YOUR CAREER YOU’D BE
CHEERLEADING?
CHEERLEADING? >> ARE YOU KIDDING?
HONESTLY NOT.
HONESTLY NOT. I TRIED OUT WHEN I WAS ABOUT 13.
>> YEAH, I DID.
>> OF COURSE, I DIDN’T GET CAST
AS AS CHEERLEADER, AND I TRIED
OUT FOR POM-POM GIRL, TOO.
I FAILED.
I FAILED. >> "POMS" IS HER NEW MOVIE ABOUT
THE LOVE, FRIENDSHIP AND
DETERMINATION ABOUT AN ENSEMBLE
CAST OF SENIORS WHO DARE TO
DANCE AND CHEER.
>> WELCOME TO SUN SPRINGS
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY. >> THE MOVIE IS SET IN A
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY WHERE
DIANE’S CHARACTER RELUCTANTLY
MOVES IN WITH A SECRET.
>> WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE TO SUN
SPRINGS?
SPRINGS? >> OH, I’M JUST HERE TO DIE.
>> AND IT’S THIS PART OF HER
CHARACTER THAT HITS CLOSE TO
HOME.
HOME. >> THERE’S A PHOTOGRAPH OF ME AS
A YOUNG PERSON CHEER LEADING,
AND THEN THERE’S A PHOTOGRAPH OF
MY MOTHER, AND IT’S MY REAL
MOTHER.
MOTHER. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> OH, MY GOD, THAT’S WEIRD,
ISN’T IT?
ISN’T IT? >> NO, IT ISN’T.
>> THAT I WOULD HAVE THAT
FEELING RIGHT NOW.
I LOVED MY MOTHER SO MUCH.
ANYWAY, THE WHOLE PROSPECT OF
PASSING AWAY IS -- THIS IS WHY
THAT SCENE WAS SO IMPORTANT FOR
ME AND ALSO THE FACT THAT SHE
CREATED THE BACKGROUND FOR
FRIENDSHIP.
FRIENDSHIP. >> HI.
>> HI. >> JACKIE WEAVER IS THE FRIEND
WHO BRINGS DIANE OUT OF
HERSCHEL.
HERSCHEL. >> N HA MASTE.
>> EXCUSE ME, NAMASTE.
>> AND SAVES HER.
>> YOU GUYS CAN’T COMPETE NEXT
TO REAL CHEERLEADERS.
>> YES, WE DID.
>> THEY LOVE ONE ANOTHER THAT’S
NICE TO SEE.
>> AND ALSO CO-STARS "RHEA
PERLMAN" WHO KNOWS ABOUT CHEERS.
>> AND RYA RESTON.
>> THIS SOUTHERN BELLE THAT
UNDERNEATH IS THE STEAMING VIPER
WHO WANTS TO KELL EVERYBODY’S
JOY.
JOY. >> WHAT WERE YOU ALL LIKE IN
HIGH SCHOOL?
HIGH SCHOOL? >> I WAS A SHY NERD.
>> THERE WAS NO CHEERLEADING
WHERE I CAME FROM.
>> DIANE, I PEG YOU AS MOST
LIKELY TO SUCCEED.
>> I WAS IN THE MUSICALS.
I DID ALL OF THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> EVERYTHING.
>> EVERYTHING. AND I REMEMBER THAT BOYS DIDN’T
LIKE ME THOUGH.
>> BOYS DIDN’T LIKE YOU?
>> NO.
>> NO. I WAS NOT -- I DIDN’T HAVE
DATES, AND I REMEMBERED THAT ONE
GUY CAME UP TO ME ONE DAY, AND
HE WAS A BIG BASKETBALL PLAY,
AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, ONE DAY
YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE A GOOD
WIFE, AND THAT’S WHEN I DECIDED.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> I’M NEVER GOING MAYORY.
>> GOOD FOR YOU.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> I’M NOT GOING TO MAKE A GOOD
WIFE FOR YOU.
>> WHAT A JERK.
>> BECAUSE IT WAS INSULTING.
WHY DIDN’T YOU SAY -- MAYBE I
COULD BE A DATEABLE HUMAN.
>> THE DIRECTOR SAID HER GOAL
WAS TO MAKE A WOMAN ABOUT WOMEN
WHO EMBRACE LIFE AT ANY AGE.
>> YOU ARE ALL AMBASSADORS OF
AGING GRACEFULLY.
AGING GRACEFULLY. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE SECRET IS
TO THAT?
TO THAT? >> DENIAL WORKS REALLY.
FOR ME WORKING OUT MY ENTIRE
LIFE HAS BEEN A GREAT WAY OF
FEELING POSITIVE.
FEELING POSITIVE. >> FOR ME AGING IS REALLY ABOUT
FILLING EACH DAY WITH A LOT OF
ACTIVITY.
ACTIVITY. I’M REALLY AMBITIOUS.
I HAVE A LOT OF HOBBIES.
I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS I’M
INTERESTED IN DOING.
>> THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
US AND THE YOUNG IS THAT WE
ARRIVED SOONER.
ARRIVED SOONER. >> THE CHEER LEADING CLUB IS AN
EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU CAN ENRICH
YOUR LIFE AFTER A CERTAIN AGE.