“The constant buzz and pressure and noise and static of the Internet, and the way it makes young people feel makes it difficult to grow up and develop the way one might want to.” PeopleWayWantFeelsMightYoungGrowsDifficultGrowing UpInternetPressureConstantNoiseStaticBuzz Author:Ethan Hawke
“I'd really rather that nobody had a gun, and then nobody would have to worry about it. That would be more my theory. In America, there's this knee-jerk response that more walls and more guns make people safer, and I'm entirely suspect of that way of thinking.” PeopleThinkingWayWould BeAmericaWorryTheoryWallGunResponseKneesSuspectsWay Of ThinkingJerk Author:Ethan Hawke
“I think that as soon as you think of yourself as a famous person or anything like that, you're objectifying yourself in some weird way.” ThinkingWayPersonsObjectifying Author:Ethan Hawke
“I'm horrified to admit that I just love Salinger. I was devastated to find out that other people feel the same way.” PeopleWayFeelsDevastatedSalinger Author:Ethan Hawke
“Nothing teaches you like getting leveled. And I got leveled in my early 30s. Nothing went exactly the way I thought it would.” WayTeach Author:Ethan Hawke
“My first car was kind of sad. My first car was when my parents had completely worn out their Toyota Corolla that they had for 16 years or something. They gave me, for my 19th birthday, this really ancient Toyota. So that was my first car. And I loved it. I thought it was amazing, and I drove it cross-country. It was not aesthetically appealing in any way. It was it fast. It did not handle well, but it lasted forever. I drove cross-country and back, and then I gave it to my sister, and she drove it for another 10 years.” WayYearsFirstsWellsKindCountryParentForeverCarCrossesAncientHandleMy SisterWornWorn OutToyota Author:Ethan Hawke
“Alejandro Amenábar has a unique way of approaching movies and thinking about something which was new to me. It was different. I have a lot of respect for him so I just took a gamble.” ThinkingWayDifferentUniqueBarsGambleAmen Author:Ethan Hawke
“The script [of Regression] wasn't the draw for me. It was largely Alejandro [Amenabar] and his way of talking. To hear him talking about the script was way more interesting than the script. He wrote it, and so, English is his second language. It's an interesting thing. I've had that before. I was directed by Alfonso Cuarón before, too. It's always interesting when you're being directed by somebody like that. So much of directing is about communication, and finding the right words, and what it means, and how to convey certain emotions and ideas.” WayMeanIdeasCertainLanguageInterestingEmotionTalkingCommunicationFindingsDrawsScriptsInteresting ThingsRight WordsRegressionWay Of Talking Author:Ethan Hawke
“It was a really strange experience. It was very creative for Alejandro Amenábar. It was almost like it was the most I ever felt like I was helping someone paint. They had a very clear idea of what they wanted it to look like, sound like, be like. So, there was no operating outside the box. The only way to help him was to try to really be a part of his imagination and try to make it happen. He's a super kind and loving person. So, you wanted to help him. It just was none of my normal ways of helping a director work at all. So, it was a unique experience for me that way.” WayTryingLooksKindPersonsIdeasHelpingHappensWantedFeltSoundImaginationCreativeClearStrangeDirectorsNormalUniquePaintBoxesBarsMake It HappenAmenOutside The BoxLoving PersonUnique ExperiencesHelping Someone Author:Ethan Hawke
“It's interesting to get older and realize that part of your job growing up in this profession is to help the next generation. More and more, with Boyhood and with Ellar Coltrane and with Emma [Watson], I start to see that role. There's no better way. Nobody wants advice, so you can't really give it. You just have to try to wish them well on their journey.” WayWantGivingTryingWellsHelpingJobsNextWishRealizingInterestingRolesGrowing UpGrowingGenerationsJourneyAdviceProfessionNext GenerationBetter WaysWatsonEmmaBoyhoodColtrane Author:Ethan Hawke
“I love really exploring... you know, a cop drama for example is a great way to explore class in this country and explore, you know, really, identity in the country and who we are in a way that is extremely exciting, but it's also real, you know, it's also real people and real drama. The same with the military. I mean, a good science fiction story is also great.” PeopleKnowsWayMeanRealCountryStoriesFictionClassMilitaryExampleIdentityDramaExcitingScience FictionWho We AreCopExploringReal YouGood ScienceFiction Stories Author:Ethan Hawke
“I did this movie, Predestination, and it's one of my favorite movies I've ever made, because sci-fi really lets you talk about ideas in a way that's not pretentious.” WayMadeIdeasMy FavoriteSci FiPretentiousPredestination Author:Ethan Hawke
“How to make a scary movie human, take a movie like Sinister. How can I make that guy so real so that the scary elements of it are more scary and it functions as a genre movie - as the way it's supposed to, you want to hear a ghost story at midnight, that's a good one - but how do you fill it up with humanity inside, in staying true to the genre? You know? Does that make sense?” KnowsWayWantHumansDoeRealStoriesGuyHumanityElementsFunctionScaryGhostMake SenseGenreStayingMidnightThat GuyStay TrueSinisterGhost Stories Author:Ethan Hawke
