Diane Keaton received a star-studded tribute at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Gala Wednesday.
Goldie Hawn and Sarah Paulson both took the stage to honor Keaton, who died from pneumonia on Oct. 11 at 79. Hawn, 80, who costarred with Keaton in "The First Wives Club," spoke to guests through tears Dec. 3 as she remembered her friend and fellow actress.
"Then it came time when she passed, and I happened to learn when I was in my backyard, and I went over to my backyard to my rose garden," Hawn said. "I just looked down. She can't be gone. She just cannot be gone. No one like that should ever die. She just brought so much joy, so much life, so much exuberance. She was like lightning in a bottle."
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"She was just an extraordinary human being," she continued. "She's an amazing actress. Look what she can do. Look at this natural aspect of how her body and mind work together and how she's able to bring us joy and give us emotion and all of it. But look what else she did. She wrote books. She was interested in many things, not just acting and producing, but also directing.
