Alex Winter opens up about the rare and lasting connection he shares with his longtime friend and collaborator Keanu Reeves.
In a new conversation with the guardianWinter said he appreciates the fact that there is “no nonsense” between them, a foundation that has remained solid since their Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure days.
The duo recently reunited for a broadway revival of Waiting for Godotand Winter, 60, admitted that entering the production only seemed possible because she was doing it alongside Reeves, whom she called her “savior.”
“I knew this was a huge undertaking, and the only reason I felt like we could do it was because it was the two of us together,” he said.
The actor added that working with Reeves brings “an immediate sense of comfort. I know I can trust him and he can trust me. We really support each other. There’s no nonsense.”
Additionally, Winter compared his creative pace to “being in a band,” describing a fluid give and take.
“It’s this fluid give and take. Sometimes I’m cooking and he’s catching up. Sometimes I’m catching up and he’s cooking.”
“Sometimes we help each other out of a hole. Sometimes we’re just in a fucking groove and we look at each other and say, ‘Damn, that was good! Where the fuck did that come from?'”
