Home / Quotes / Quote by Ethan Hawke

Quote by Ethan Hawke

“If you don't give inspiration an opportunity, it will never arrive.”

Quote by Ethan Hawke

Author

Ethan Hawke, born on November 6, 1970, is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is known for his performances in films such as 'Before Sunset', 'Boyhood', and 'Night Train', for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. more

You May Also Like

“Everything is so finite but that’s what makes our time and specific moments so important.”

Important Moments Our Time Finite

Author:Ethan Hawke

“There's something about knowing life is finite that makes it so precious.”

Life Is Knowing Finite

Author:Ethan Hawke

“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.”

Want Long Humanity Turns Term Loss Economic Gains Environmental Long Term Temporary

Author:Ethan Hawke

“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.”

Ifs Knows Long Important Matter Used Three Hours Happened Minutes Subjects Used To Be Epic Subject Matter

Author:Ethan Hawke

“I auditioned for Robert Redford once and I was so starstruck I couldn't even speak. I had a mic wire at a screen test clipped to me and then I got kind of nervous and I paced in a circle and then took a step and tripped and fell on my face. You just have to forgive yourself and keep going on.”

Kind Faces Speak Steps Tests Forgiving Screens Circles Nervous Keep Going Wire Forgive Yourself Mics

Author:Ethan Hawke

“I can't tell you how many times in the '90s I'd meet somebody, we'd be having a nice time, and they'd sigh and go, 'This is exactly like Before Sunrise.' And I'd have to get up and leave.”

I Can Nice Get Up Sunrise Sigh Nice Time Before Sunrise

Author:Ethan Hawke

“On marriage: You sort of stumble along and reconnect and lose each other and reconnect again.”

Author:Felicity Huffman

“Motherhood has been an exercise in guilt.”

Has Beens Exercise Guilt Motherhood

Author:Felicity Huffman

“A win for one is a win for all - and I'm not just saying that because Dumas did.”

Winning Felicity Just Saying Just Sayin

Author:Felicity Huffman

“It's only because I feel like such a philistine spending all that time in hair and makeup that I started to knit. I used to spend that time studying Italian and French. Then after I had two kids, my brain turned to mush and I took up knitting.”

Feels Two Kids Used Brain Study Hair Spending Makeup Italian Knitting Philistines Hair And Makeup

Author:Felicity Huffman