Al Pacino’s major remorse following the death of ex Diane Keaton has been revealed

Al Pacino reportedly regrets not marrying Diane Keaton after their on-off relationship that spanned nearly two decades.

Keaton – from He died on Saturday in California At 79 – She played Pacino’s girlfriend in the Godfather trilogy, and they did it They started dating in 1974. They stopped marrying in 1990, after Keaton gave him an ultimatum and refused to commit to marriage.

A source said that Pacino (85 years old) now wishes he had tied the knot with the late actress He told the Daily Mail In an article published on Sunday.

“I know he will forever regret that he didn’t take this step when he had the chance,” a friend of the legendary actor told the outlet. “For years after his breakup with Diane, Al used to say, ‘If this is meant to be, it’s never too late to put things back together.’ But sadly that is the case now.”

The friend added: “Looking back, Al admits the love of his life was Diane, whom he always called a ‘wonderful woman.’

The source also said that Keaton and Pacino never spoke, even though they lived near each other in Beverly Hills.

The source said: “I once asked him why, and he told me: There is no need to talk to each other. We said everything that needed to be said at the time.”

A representative for Pacino did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

Keaton looked back on her relationship with Pacino In a 2017 interview with The Sunday TimesSaying that in hindsight, it would have been better that they had never married.

“I didn’t even want him to propose to me. I just thought maybe he would marry me eventually,” she recalled.

She continued: “I thought: Don’t propose, let’s just do it.” “But that never happened, which is a blessing for both of us. It would have been a nightmare for him.”

The Oscar-winning actress told the outlet that in the end, it wasn’t a good match.

She said: “We are very eccentric, he needed a woman to take care of him, and I needed a man to take care of me… It was very important that we leave each other alone, and say goodbye.” “But it wasn’t my choice.”

Keaton previously admitted that she was lashing out at Al Pacino after becoming a fan of him while filming 1972’s The Godfather.

“I was crazy about him,” Keaton said. “He’s charming, funny, and a non-stop talker.” She told People about her ex-husband in 2017. “There was a side of him that was like a lost orphan, like this kind of crazy, foolish scientist. And how wonderful!”

Keaton has never been married, but she… He adopted two children In her 50s – her daughter Dexter, 29, and son Duke, 25. Pacino never married. He has four children: Julie Marie, 35, twins Anton and Olivia, 24, and son Roman, 2.

Pacino He made a rare public appearance At the 45th AFI Life Achievement Awards to honor Keaton in 2017.

“You’re an artist, Dee,” he told her during his speech. “You are a great artist. …I love you forever.”

The “Scent of a Woman” actress isn’t the only Keaton’s ex who is reportedly struggling to come to terms with her death.

Woody Allen – whom Keaton dated for a few years in the early 1970s and worked with on several films – He is “absolutely distraught” by Keaton’s death.