Keanu Reeves certainly offers some wickedly sound advice. After more than three decades in Hollywood, including his meteoric rise to fame in his early twenties, the "John Wick" star is well-equipped to share his wisdom with anyone seeking their own big break. And he speaks candidly and succinctly when it comes to offering his thoughts.
"Try not to be a f**king a**hole," Keanu tells E! News' Will Marfuggi exclusively during a joint interview with his "Outcome" co-stars Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer. "And go to work and respect who you're working with until they prove they don't deserve your respect."
Cameron couldn't help but agree, noting that this advice holds true beyond the film industry. As she quips, "Yeah. That's life." Reflecting on her own experience in Hollywood, the "Charlie's Angels" actress emphasizes that "there's no handbook or manual on being famous."
"You gotta just make it your own—you don't know what it's gonna be," she explains. "Also, there's reaching out to other people that you admire, the way that they do it and asking them for some advice."
Though the trio's movie follows actor Reef Hawke (Keanu) who is forced to make amends for his wrongdoings as part of a blackmail plot, it actually has some helpful takeaways on building a community in the highly competitive industry.
"I would say if you're lucky like Reef, surround yourself with friends and keep your friends who maybe knew you before as well if you can," Matt advises. "Who can really ground you and who are gonna be there by your side through the good and the bad and the ups and downs of it all."
The Jonah Hill-directed film—which is available to stream on April 10 on Apple TV—marked a reunion for Cameron and Keanu, who played love interests in the 1996 film "Feeling Minnesota." And this time around, the "There's Something About Mary" star explained that she felt far more confident filming with Keanu.
"Well, it wasn't my fourth film, so I felt a little bit more capable and experienced than I did back then," she explains. "But I'm just so honored to get to work with Keanu as I did 30 years ago. Just to be able to do it again now, I'm really grateful."
She continues, "He's the same generous, present, such a good human—nothing's changed in that way." For his part, reuniting with Cameron felt "the same" as it did in the nineties.
"It was just kinda like, 'Let's go to work, let's play, let's do whatever we're doing as best as we can,'" he tells Cameron. "I felt like, whether it's your fourth film or not, the artist is there."
