--- title: Keanu Reeves Signs You're Breathtaking Sign for a Fan description: Keanu Reeves continues to be the internet's soul mate by signing a You're Breathtaking lawn sign created in his honor. canonical: https://time.com/5631508/keanu-reeves-lawn-sign/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-07-22T12:38:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:06.107Z og:title: Master of the Fan Encounter Keanu Reeves Has Pulled the Most Keanu Reeves Move Imaginable og:description: What dreams are made of og:url: https://time.com/5631508/keanu-reeves-lawn-sign/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Master of the Fan Encounter Keanu Reeves Has Pulled the Most Keanu Reeves Move Imaginable twitter:description: What dreams are made of twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Master of the Fan Encounter Keanu Reeves Has Pulled the Most Keanu Reeves Move Imaginable > Sponsored content. 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Ahead of the movie's release, TIME sits down with prominent Asian Americans in TV and film to discuss Asian representation and where it is headed._ by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jul 22, 2019 12:38 PM UTC by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jul 22, 2019 12:38 PM UTC Beloved celebrity mystic and all-around superhuman [Keanu Reeves](https://time.com/5603032/keanu-reeves-best-moments/) has delighted people again with his latest random act of kindness. He dropped by a fan’s house in Slidell, Louisiana on Wednesday to make a little dream come true. For those familiar with [Reeves’ notable accomplishments in the internet boyfriend zone](https://time.com/5611378/keanu-reeves-popularity-toy-story-4/), “you’re breathtaking” are the words he repeated after a fan shouted them at him from the crowd at the E3 gaming conference in June. The warm interaction was charming enough to make the news, and become a bit of a catchphrase. So when a family learned that Reeves would be in town to film [_Bill and Ted Face the Music_](https://time.com/5623930/keanu-reeves-yearbook-photo/), 16-year-old Ethan Hunt specifically requested a “you’re breathtaking” lawn sign to roll out the red carpet for the star. His mother, Stacey, was happy to craft the sign in Reeves’ honor. Perhaps the actor was feeling the love. Just hours after the mother placed the poster in the yard, apparently Reeves just magically showed up. He signed the poster, “Stacey, you’re breathtaking!” Reeves also chatted with the family and posed for some snapshots. Ed Solomon, the screenwriter for _Bill and Ted_ captured it all and posted it to Twitter. The Keanu-sance continues. 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