ACTOR TELLS OF 'WONDERFUL' TIME WITH DRUGS

New York: Hollywood stars are often presumed to indulge in
recreational drug use but rare is the actor who freely admits it -
except, perhaps, under threat of imprisonment.

But in the February issue of Vanity Fair, released this week, Keanu
Reeves says he has "had wonderful experiences" with drugs, adding, "I
mean really wonderful."

Without going into detail about which drugs he has used and to what
extent, Reeves, who has starred in such blockbusters as Speed and The
Matrix, describes his "wonderful experiences".

"In teaching. Personal epiphanies. About life. About a different perspective."

He admits, however, that having a reputation as a druggie earlier in
his career was a bit of a problem.

"To kind of dispel that I did some things that I wouldn't have
normally done if I didn't have to," he says.

He is not talking about making anti-drug public announcements.

"Like a Japanese commercial to pay the rent or a video with Paula
Abdul," he explains.

Reeves - 36, single and described as a loner by friends quoted in the
magazine - says little about his personal life other than: "I'm
looking. I haven't been in a relationship for like five years now. It
was so hard the last time. It was just like `Aggh! God, forget all
that, man, let's just be friends'."

Reeves has sometimes evaded interviewers' questions about his
sexuality. But Vanity Fair says "for the record - he likes women".