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Kimberly Williams-Paisley Remembers Diane Keaton’s Mentorship From the Father of the Bride Years

Williams-Paisley credits Keaton with easing her early-career anxiety.

Overview

  • Speaking on the Oct. 24 episode of the Call It What It Is podcast, Williams-Paisley shared fresh recollections of working with Keaton on the 1991 and 1995 Father of the Bride films.
  • She said she was 19 on her first major movie and described Keaton as a safe mother figure who listened and helped her unpack anxiety and recurring nightmares.
  • Williams-Paisley recalled that they bonded deeply on Part II, praising Keaton as generous, funny and wise, and saying the humor between them clicked on set.
  • Personal anecdotes included a swap-meet trip where Keaton hunted for offbeat treasures and an LA restaurant tremor that had them ducking under a tiny table.
  • She noted she kept a small lapel pin Keaton gave her and once took a basketball from the set; Keaton died on Oct. 11 at age 79.