Woody Allen honored his ex Diane Keaton just days after her sudden death .

The director reminisced about working with Keaton on several of his films, turning to her for advice throughout his career and their short-lived relationship in an emotional essay published by The Free Press Sunday.

“Unlike anyone the planet has experienced or is unlikely to ever see again, her face and laugh illuminated any space she entered,” he wrote, going on to note that their first encounter was when she auditioned for him and David Merrick for a role in “Play It Again, Sam.”

“She came in and read for us and knocked us both for a loop,” he recalled.

After she landed the part, Allen and Keaton took a while to warm up to each other because they were both shy.

“By chance we took a break at the same moment

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