--- title: "7 Bars Quotes By Ethan Hawke" description: "7 Bars quotes by Ethan Hawke. Plus more from Ethan Hawke and more Bars sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/ethan-hawke-1828_audience_when-you-do-before-sunset-you-know-while_942696.png" --- > [When you do 'Before Sunset,' you know while it's a limited audience, there was a very small group of people that love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/when-you-do-before-sunset-you-know-while-it-s-a-limited-audience/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/ethan-hawke-1828_audience_when-you-do-before-sunset-you-know-while_942696.png) > [It was a really strange experience. It was very creative for Alejandro Amenábar. It was almost like it was the most I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/it-was-a-really-strange-experience-it-was-very-creative-for-alejandro/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fb/ethan-hawke-1828_amen_it-was-a-really-strange-experience-it-wa_996149.png) > [I don't have a lot of experiences like this where every time I thought I had a good idea it was totally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/i-don-t-have-a-lot-of-experiences-like-this-where-every-time-i/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f8/ethan-hawke-1828_amen_i-don-t-have-a-lot-of-experiences-like-t_1395457.png) > [Alejandro Amenábar has a unique way of approaching movies and thinking about something which was new to me. It was different. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/alejandro-amen-bar-has-a-unique-way-of-approaching-movies-and/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b42/ethan-hawke-1828_amen_alejandro-amen-bar-has-a-unique-way-of-a_1754675.png) > [Alejandro Amenábar is a very interesting filmmaker. I had really liked The Others, which was a movie he made with Nicole Kidman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/alejandro-amen-bar-is-a-very-interesting-filmmaker-i-had-really-liked/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a97/ethan-hawke-1828_amen_alejandro-amen-bar-is-a-very-interesting_1775857.jpg) > [I've very rarely worked with somebody that had such a clear idea of what Alejandro Amenábar wanted to do and what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/i-ve-very-rarely-worked-with-somebody-that-had-such-a-clear-idea-of/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/ethan-hawke-1828_achieve_i-ve-very-rarely-worked-with-somebody-th_2074257.jpg) > [When you make a movie with Alejandro Amenábar, he very quickly... it was very clear you're kind of operating in his dream…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/when-you-make-a-movie-with-alejandro-amen-bar-he-very-quickly-it-was/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00c/ethan-hawke-1828_amen_when-you-make-a-movie-with-alejandro-ame_2664131.png) ## Other authors on Bars ## More by Ethan Hawke > [If you study the history of mankind, it seems to be a history of violence. Certainly the history of art, whether you look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/if-you-study-the-history-of-mankind-it-seems-to-be-a-history-of/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) > [Time is what creates trust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/time-is-what-creates-trust/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/to-be-married-to-another-famous-person-was-a-huge-pressure-one-i-didn/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/friends-can-hurt-you-but-the-possibility-of-pain-with-lovers-is-so/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) > [If you don't risk doing something foolish, you'll never do anything special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/if-you-don-t-risk-doing-something-foolish-you-ll-never-do-anything/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) > [Most of us float with the river and there are a few people who move the river. Robert DeNiro is definitely one of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/most-of-us-float-with-the-river-and-there-are-a-few-people-who-move/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) > [Often you see a famous actor who says they produced something, when all they did was claim to have an idea at a dinner…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/often-you-see-a-famous-actor-who-says-they-produced-something-when/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) > [In truth, the world is a complicated place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/in-truth-the-world-is-a-complicated-place/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/i-think-that-if-you-walk-through-this-life-and-i-end-up-being-a-bad/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) > [Directing is like putting together a collage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/directing-is-like-putting-together-a-collage/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/there-is-no-trick-to-writing-a-believable-love-story-a-heartbreaking/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/there-s-some-kind-of-actors-that-can-radically-change-who-they-are/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) > [It's a really unique job that is a little schizophrenic and you have to kind of do it with a sense of humor.The trick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/it-s-a-really-unique-job-that-is-a-little-schizophrenic-and-you-have/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/my-first-car-was-kind-of-sad-my-first-car-was-when-my-parents-had/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/the-script-of-regression-wasn-t-the-draw-for-me-it-was-largely/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bars/ethan-hawke/#itemlist", "name": "7 Bars Quotes By Ethan Hawke", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you do 'Before Sunset,' you know while it's a limited audience, there was a very small group of people that love 'Before Sunrise.' You feel a certain pressure to make sure that you uphold a level of quality that has been a bar. 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