Ethan Hawke Quotes


If you can understand the inner life, then you can wear the uniform, the tattoos, or whatnot and realize that the things that are different about us become superficial. Ethan Hawke Become 81
I always felt that a marriage works best at a farm... where you're together and everybody has clear-cut roles; they have chores, 'you take care of this' and you know. But it's hard. Ethan Hawke Marriage 76
In New York, you've got Donald Trump, Woody Allen, a crack addict and a regular Joe, and they're all on the same subway car. Ethan Hawke Car 73
If you're not a real chameleon of an actor and if you're not one of those guys who can really shape-change themselves all the time, one of the ways to keep pushing yourself and keep changing is to be in different kinds of movies. Ethan Hawke Movies 70
We live in a funny time. If you don't go corporate, you can't compete. You're relegated as irrelevant. People used to admire that. Ethan Hawke Funny 67
At every turn, when humanity is asked the question, 'Do you want temporary economic gain or long-term environmental loss, which one do you prefer,' we invariably choose the money. Ethan Hawke Environmental 66
My parents thought all actors were secretly drug addicts, except for Clint Eastwood, whom they admired. But they thought it was very unlikely that I would ever be Clint Eastwood. Ethan Hawke Admired 64
It was never in my dreams to make my personal life anybody else's business. Ethan Hawke Business 64
I'd be lying if I said I had confidence in every choice I've made, that I have faith in every film I do on every shot. Ethan Hawke Faith 60
If I do three movies in a year, I don't feel like acting ever again. Ethan Hawke Movies 59
I did one sci-fi movie. I did 'Gattaca.' I liked 'Gattaca' because that was always the kind of science fiction I really dug, the non-action oriented sci-fi. Ethan Hawke Science 57
I think having nature be a part of people's lives helps all of us see ourselves as part of something larger. Ethan Hawke Nature 56
Nothing teaches you like getting leveled. And I got leveled in my early 30s. Nothing went exactly the way I thought it would. Ethan Hawke Early 54
The older I get, the more I realize how rare it is to meet a kindred spirit. Ethan Hawke Kindred 50
Right now, if you're interested in being a dramatic actor, they're not making that many just regular dramas. Movies have to have some other thing going on. Ethan Hawke Movies 49
I've had a lot of experience in independent film, and about how to choose. You've got to be very discerning about where you put your five bucks, and where you cut and what you don't cut. Ethan Hawke Experience 44
I have had so many bad auditions. Ethan Hawke Auditions 44
I remember being a kid and sleeping over at my friend's house and staying up late and watching 'Nosferatu.' Vampire movies are supposed to be secret and bad. They should be rated R. Ethan Hawke Movies 42
I kill flies, I eat meat, you know, whatever. Ethan Hawke Eat 40
There's some kind of actors that can radically change who they are from movie to movie. I've never really been that kind of actor. I enjoy changing the worlds that I'm in. Ethan Hawke Change 39
In all of our society, but especially in Hollywood, there is an obsession with perfection that can lead to self-loathing and neurosis and all that kind of stuff. Ethan Hawke Society 36
I don't know what has happened to movies, but lately every movie is at least 20 minutes too long. It used to be that if you were three hours long it was because it was epic - a movie about Gandhi; something with very important subject matters. Ethan Hawke Movies 30
The biggest problem in my life is trying to be the kind of man that I want to be, the father that I want to be, and how to process the failure of my marriage. Ethan Hawke Marriage 25
In your mid-twenties, the paint is still wet on who you are. Ethan Hawke Paint 24
Dont you find it odd she continued that when youre a kid everyone all the world encourages you to follow your dreams. But when youre older somehow they act offended if you even try. Ethan Hawke Growing up 23
I was being taken around by a press agent at the Venice Film Festival at age 18. Was it fun? Sure. But it was a dangerous path to be walking on as far as having a substantive life. Because the casualty rate at the Venice Film Festival for 18-year-olds? High. Ethan Hawke Age 20

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