Anybody who is a parent who wants to have a professional life knows that it's a struggle... always a balance. — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
The older I get, the more obvious it is that you're not really in control of your life, you're a part of… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
You know, I auditioned for 'Titanic.' Sometimes I muse on what would have happened. That would have been such a different life. — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
There's something about knowing life is finite that makes it so precious. — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
All that stuff with the tabloids is a kind of luxury tax I pay for all the good things I do in… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
“Love. Love is the end goal. It is the music of our lives. There is no obstacle that enought love cannot move.” — 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
In fact, I think my life is always going to be difficult, because I am trying to do something... "original" is a… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
The biggest problem in my life is trying to be the kind of man that I want to be, the father that… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
If my kids are doing well, then my life is going pretty well. And if my kids aren't doing well, it doesn't… — 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
It just makes sense to remember gratitude and the place that gratitude should have in your life, and that none of us… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
The most creative and most periods of my life that were, had the most growth, were the ones where I was perceived… — 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… — 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
I did this movie right after it about the life of Chet Baker. It's called Born to Be Blue. In that situation,… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Seeing the play ( A Lie of the Mind ) clearly is part of why I wanted to direct it. I see… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
People look at your life and see things as a big deal that aren't a big deal to you. What I mean… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
“Look, I have no idea what's going on," I said, catching my breath. "I don't like myself either. I don't know what's… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
To get to be somebody who gets to love what they do for a living, that's so rare, and so there must… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Your development as a person should coincide with your development in all aspects of your life. — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Life's hard. It's supposed to be. If we didn't suffer, we'd never learn anything. — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
It was never in my dreams to make my personal life anybody else's business. — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
The writing process was some of the most exciting and rewarding moments of my life. It felt a lot like being in… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
“[She] and I were giving each other the only thing we truly have to offer: our time. We were going to give… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
I've had different opportunities in my life, but I've tried to maintain the spirit of an amateur. Our culture roots everything in… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
“Now it's different, and to me it was shockingly humble, but there with my girl in my arms and our child in… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
I like [that] there's a certain inherent drama to those jobs that is exciting to tell stories about and it's still real… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
'Brooklyn's Finest,' this is the kind of movie that's why I want to be an actor, to tell real-life stories. This is… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
If you can understand the inner life, then you can wear the uniform, the tattoos, or whatnot and realize that the things… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Depression is a real demon in the woods for a lot of creative people, you know? It's part of what the documentary… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
If you can channel the best part of you that is bigger than yourself, where it’s not about your ego and not… — 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
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