Kimberly Williams-Paisley remembers late Father of the Bride costar Diane Keaton’s motherly recommendation after they labored collectively on the 1991 movie and the 1995 sequel.
“I keep in mind I had a variety of nervousness throughout these two films,” Williams-Paisley, 54, mentioned in the course of the Friday, October 24, episode of iHeart’s “Name It What It Is” podcast. “I imply, I used to be 19 on the primary one. It was the primary main position I had, and Diane was like a mom determine to me who was very protected.”
“I talked to her about my nervousness. I had a variety of goals,” she continued. “I’m an enormous dreamer, actually an enormous dreamer, however I’d have, like, bizarre nightmares and peculiar [things], and I feel it was, like, me figuring out my nervousness in the midst of the night time, and he or she would analyze goals with me.”
Williams-Paisley mentioned she thinks nervousness was one thing that Keaton “most likely handled too,” saying the actress “didn’t have simple solutions” to her questions. “I feel she had individuals she trusted that she talked to about it.”
Keaton died on October 11 at age 79. Her demise certificates listed major bacterial pneumonia as her reason behind demise with no underlying causes. Williams-Paisley mentioned that she initially noticed a notification on her telephone with Keaton’s title early on that day however simply assumed it was about “one other film” or “one other factor” Keaton was engaged on. It wasn’t till “later within the day” that she was on social media and noticed tributes to her former costar.
Williams-Paisley then shared her personal tribute to Keaton through Instagram.
“Diane, working with you’ll all the time be one of many highlights of my life. You might be one in every of a form, and it was thrilling to be in your orbit for a time. Thanks to your kindness, your generosity, your expertise, and above all, your laughter. 🙏🏻🕊️💔❤️❤️❤️,” she captioned the October 11 put up.

The Farmer Desires a Spouse host mentioned on the podcast that Keaton was a “huge half” of her life.
“She was simply so beneficiant and so humorous and sensible, simply fantastic, and particularly on
the second movie, I felt like we actually bonded and, you understand, simply laughed,” Williams-Paisley mentioned. “Like, the humor clicked, and it was so enjoyable to be on set when she was on set.”
She additionally recalled fond recollections with Keaton, together with after they visited a swap meet collectively whereas filming Father of the Bride Half II.
“She mentioned, ‘I’m going to the swap meet this weekend. You wish to go?’ And I used to be like, ‘Yeah,’ and I’m not, as I’d by no means been, a swap meet particular person,” mentioned Williams-Paisley. “I didn’t know the best way to do it. She knew that, and he or she confirmed up, and it was like a sizzling day, and he or she confirmed up in her full Diane Keaton [look], you understand, her hat, her hat and her necktie. She might need even had gloves.”
Keaton then opened the trunk of her automotive to retrieve a procuring cart and gave Williams-Paisley $5.
“She’s like, ‘Go purchase one thing. And I’m going to go purchase one thing too.’ And we went together with her sister. I’m fairly positive it was her sister, and he or she went off procuring and I went off, and I used to be like, ‘What am I supposed to purchase? How am I speculated to know? Like, what would Diane Keaton suppose is cool?’” Williams-Paisley recalled. “And I feel I keep in mind shopping for, like, a plastic flower. I don’t know, what might I discover for $5? We met again up round, like, 20 minutes later, and her cart was filled with stuff. She had a clown portray. I simply by no means would have picked [that] out, however she discovered treasures. I simply thought it was so enjoyable.”
