India, Oct. 16 -- Richard Gere recently discussed working with Diane Keaton, who died of pneumonia on October 11 at the age of 79. He called her "sweet" and "gentle." The duo first co-starred in Looking For Mr. Goodbar in 1977 and then in the 2023 film Maybe I Do.

Richard Gere said that he had not met Diane in recent years. "Obviously, I think about her now. We made a film a few years ago, too. I hadn't seen her in a long time," Gere said during Thursday's appearance on the Today show. He reminisced that Looking For Mr. Goodbar was a tough film, and he and Diane took care of each other. He applauded her for her authentic self as well.

"That was a difficult film, this very kind of raw, sexual film. And she's pretty shy and skittish. And ...