I've turned down good directors before because I knew the part didn't speak to me and I've worked with less talented directors before because the part I had such passion for. — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Years ago I was going to play Chet Baker in another movie and I really felt drawn to that character and the script is good and I met with Robert and we seemed simpatico and we developed. But I had… — 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
