Admired for her independence and individuality throughout an expansive six-decade career as an award-winning actor, bestselling author, photographer, director, producer and interior designer, Keaton remained an eccentric free spirit unaffected by trends in fashion — and an inspiration in how to be true to yourself.

“The goal is to continue in good and bad, all of it,” she said in a 2012 interview. “To continue to express myself, particularly. To feel the world. To explore. To be with people. To take things far. To risk. To love.”