What I learned about acting, from my experiences directing, is why so many producers and directors don't like actors. You go through… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
And the best films feel like a fist punching you in the solar plexus and all elements of the filmmaking process -… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
For me, the real goal is to integrate. The thing that I'm most happy with is the fact that I've been able… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Sometimes in the life of an actor you're not getting offered any jobs that speak to you. The trouble with acting is… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in directing. I started acting when I was thirteen years old, so I've had some desire to do… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
My goal is to tell good stories. And to try as best I can to do something new with acting. To learn… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
I meet a lot of young people that want to go into acting because they think of what it will do for… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
You need to be a good screen partner. It's very meaningful to me to be a part of great acting performances. — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
I started acting when I was 13 years old and I feel like I really admire actors who are these kind of… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
If you study the history of mankind, it seems to be a history of violence. Certainly the history of art, whether you look at… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
To be married to another famous person was a huge pressure, one I didn't enjoy. And it had nothing to do with her. She's… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Friends can hurt you, but the possibility of pain with lovers is so much greater because your expectations are so high. You don't ask… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
If you don't risk doing something foolish, you'll never do anything special. — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Most of us float with the river and there are a few people who move the river. Robert DeNiro is definitely one of them. — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Often you see a famous actor who says they produced something, when all they did was claim to have an idea at a dinner… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
I think that if you walk through this life and I end up being a bad father, then it won't matter anything else I… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
There is no trick to writing a believable love story, a heartbreaking scene or real-sounding dialogue. All you need is to tell the truth.… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
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.… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
