--- title: "14 Real Quotes By Ethan Hawke" description: "14 Real quotes by Ethan Hawke. Plus more from Ethan Hawke and more Real sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aed/ethan-hawke-1828_believable_there-is-no-trick-to-writing-a-believabl_226391.png" --- > [There is no trick to writing a believable love story, a heartbreaking scene or real-sounding dialogue. All you need is to tell…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aed/ethan-hawke-1828_believable_there-is-no-trick-to-writing-a-believabl_226391.png) > ['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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/brooklyn-s-finest-this-is-the-kind-of-movie-that-s-why-i-want-to-be/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ff/ethan-hawke-1828_actor_brooklyn-s-finest-this-is-the-kind-of-mo_2653498.png) > [I feel like everyone I meet is an imaginary friend. I don't know. The older I get the more I wonder what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/i-feel-like-everyone-i-meet-is-an-imaginary-friend-i-don-t-know-the/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aad/ethan-hawke-1828_feel_i-feel-like-everyone-i-meet-is-an-imagin_2295100.png) > [As a young man... you don't know anything about yourself. And add on to that, you're on the cover of magazines. People…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/as-a-young-man-you-don-t-know-anything-about-yourself-and-add-on-to/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/723/ethan-hawke-1828_about-yourself_as-a-young-man-you-don-t-know-anything-a_1803221.png) > [We're fascinated by things that scare us, and one of the things that scares us is violence. Violence exists. It's a real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/we-re-fascinated-by-things-that-scare-us-and-one-of-the-things-that/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/051/ethan-hawke-1828_fascinated_we-re-fascinated-by-things-that-scare-us_3116671.jpg) > [Depression is a real demon in the woods for a lot of creative people, you know? It's part of what the documentary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/depression-is-a-real-demon-in-the-woods-for-a-lot-of-creative-people/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/ethan-hawke-1828_art_depression-is-a-real-demon-in-the-woods_3080357.jpg) > [If you're not a real chameleon of an actor and if you're not one of those guys who can really shape-change themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/if-you-re-not-a-real-chameleon-of-an-actor-and-if-you-re-not-one-of/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/225/ethan-hawke-1828_actor_if-you-re-not-a-real-chameleon-of-an-act_1126900.jpg) > [How to make a scary movie human, take a movie like Sinister. How can I make that guy so real so that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/how-to-make-a-scary-movie-human-take-a-movie-like-sinister-how-can-i/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/ethan-hawke-1828_doe_how-to-make-a-scary-movie-human-take-a-m_355516.png) > [ I like \[that\] there's a certain inherent drama to those jobs that is exciting to tell stories about and it's still real… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/i-like-that-there-s-a-certain-inherent-drama-to-those-jobs-that-is/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/559/ethan-hawke-1828_boxes_i-like-that-there-s-a-certain-inherent-d_2527661.png) > [I love really exploring... you know, a cop drama for example is a great way to explore class in this country and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/i-love-really-exploring-you-know-a-cop-drama-for-example-is-a-great/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fc/ethan-hawke-1828_class_i-love-really-exploring-you-know-a-cop-d_2715047.png) > [Years ago I was going to play Chet Baker in another movie and I really felt drawn to that character and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/years-ago-i-was-going-to-play-chet-baker-in-another-movie-and-i/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd4/ethan-hawke-1828_bakers_years-ago-i-was-going-to-play-chet-baker_2198583.png) > [I did this movie right after it about the life of Chet Baker. It's called Born to Be Blue. In that situation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/i-did-this-movie-right-after-it-about-the-life-of-chet-baker-it-s/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ba/ethan-hawke-1828_bakers_i-did-this-movie-right-after-it-about-th_836317.png) > [Alejandro Amenabar is a different kind of director than I lot of the directors I've asked for. He really asks you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/alejandro-amenabar-is-a-different-kind-of-director-than-i-lot-of-the/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb2/ethan-hawke-1828_asks_alejandro-amenabar-is-a-different-kind-o_777894.jpg) > [For me, the real goal is to integrate. The thing that I'm most happy with is the fact that I've been able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/for-me-the-real-goal-is-to-integrate-the-thing-that-i-m-most-happy/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/362/ethan-hawke-1828_able_for-me-the-real-goal-is-to-integrate-the_1106520.jpg) ## Other authors on Real ## 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/real/ethan-hawke/#itemlist", "name": "14 Real Quotes By Ethan Hawke", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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. 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How can I make that guy so real so that the scary elements of it are more scary and it functions as a genre movie - as the way it's supposed to, you want to hear a ghost story at midnight, that's a good one - but how do you fill it up with humanity inside, in staying true to the genre? You know? Does that make sense?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ethan Hawke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/how-to-make-a-scary-movie-human-take-a-movie-like-sinister-how-can-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/ethan-hawke-1828_doe_how-to-make-a-scary-movie-human-take-a-m_355516.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/ethan-hawke-1828_doe_how-to-make-a-scary-movie-human-take-a-m_355516.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/ethan-hawke-1828_doe_how-to-make-a-scary-movie-human-take-a-m_355516.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“How to make a scary movie human, take a movie like Sinister. 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I'm a little less interested in the current fad of being obsessed with superheroes and things that are so out of the box.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ethan Hawke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/i-like-that-there-s-a-certain-inherent-drama-to-those-jobs-that-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/559/ethan-hawke-1828_boxes_i-like-that-there-s-a-certain-inherent-d_2527661.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/559/ethan-hawke-1828_boxes_i-like-that-there-s-a-certain-inherent-d_2527661.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/559/ethan-hawke-1828_boxes_i-like-that-there-s-a-certain-inherent-d_2527661.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like [that] there's a certain inherent drama to those jobs that is exciting to tell stories about and it's…” — Ethan Hawke", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love really exploring... you know, a cop drama for example is a great way to explore class in this country and explore, you know, really, identity in the country and who we are in a way that is extremely exciting, but it's also real, you know, it's also real people and real drama. The same with the military. 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