Sarah Paulson shared moving messages she received from Diane Keaton ahead of her death at 79.
The “American Horror Story” star used The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala as the chance to “go through [her] emails and [her] saved voicemails.”
Paulson, 50, told attendees the notes were “really something,” noting that “everyone… who ever got a message from her saved them” for that reason.
The Emmy winner read the first voicemail, in which Keaton said, “Sarah, I hate your phone. It is always full, and I can never leave a message. Moron, what is your address? Hurry home, sucker idiot. Diane.”
Another read, “How are you? I want to hear everything. When are you back? You sent me an email very recently, but it’s gone. Don’t ask why. Don’t ask what I did. I’m a loser from way back.”
Keaton, who died in October at age 79, signed off as “one of [Paulson’s] friends” in the next message.
“Look, I want to know every single thing that’s going on with you—your career, your love, your f–king house,” the Oscar winner wrote. “When are you in? Love you, little special. Keep me abreast on developments. Diane, one of your friends.”
Paulson tearfully concluded her speech by reading an email she wished she could send to Keaton.
“Dear dumb-dumb, I want to tell you I’m sorry that voicemail was always full,” she said. “I want to tell you I’m sorry I wasn’t available every time you called me. I want to tell you how much crummier the world is without you in it.”
She added, “I want to tell you everything that happened in my life in the 54 days since you’ve been gone. I want to tell you how the world lost its mind with grief the day you died. And I want to tell you I will miss you forever.
“I continue to be a moron, and I know that you would be heartened to know that,” Paulson concluded. “But most of all, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for being my friend. Sarah Paulson, actress. Please call.”
The Tony winner met Keaton in 1999 while co-starring in “The Other Sister.”
Paulson was photographed crying outside of Keaton’s home after news broke of the Golden Globe winner’s Oct. 11 death.
She broke her silence on the loss days later, telling multiple outlets at the “All’s Fair” premiere about the “spectacular… human being” she was the “luckiest” to have known.
At the time, Paulson said, “I was incredibly close to her, and this is a profoundly sad time for me. I can’t talk about it in any way that’s articulate.”
Keaton, who died of pneumonia, is survived by her two adult children — daughter Dexter and son Duke.
Goldie Hawn also honored her “First Wives Club” co-star on Wednesday, breaking down in tears during her speech.
“No one like that should ever die,” the “Private Benjamin” star, 80, told gala attendees. “She brought so much joy, so much life, so much exuberance. She was like lightning in a bottle.”
