How The Godfather co-star Al Pacino was 'the one who got away' for Diane Keaton - but the late actress admitted it would have been a 'nightmare' for HIM if they'd married
Her famous former lovers include Woody Allen and Warren Beatty, but Diane Keaton once admitted it was Al Pacino who won her heart during a torrid, decades-long romance. The affair would last beyond Coppola's poorly received The Godfather Part III, released in 1990, and Keaton later admitted her former co-star was the one who got away. Keaton and Pacino won accolades for their respective roles as Kay Adams and mafia don Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy. Neither would marry, and Pacino later admitted regretting his decision to walk away from his screen wife. For years after he and Diane split, Al used to say, "if it’s meant to be, it’s never too late for a do-over".
Source: The Times October 13, 2025 22:14 UTC
