Ethan Hawke Quotes
Top 85 wise famous quotes and sayings by Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Ethan Hawke on Wise Famous Quotes.
The theater, for me, has always been a place where I'm free to be more creative, a place to sharpen my tools.
I'd be lying if I said I had confidence in every choice I've made, that I have faith in every film I do on every shot.
Pay attention: what you need to know is usually in front of you. There are no secrets, just things people choose not to notice.
Nothing teaches you like getting leveled. And I got leveled in my early 30s. Nothing went exactly the way I thought it would.
In New York, you've got Donald Trump, Woody Allen, a crack addict and a regular Joe, and they're all on the same subway car.
I do not want you children to use my untimely death, or any setback that life may deliver, as an excuse not to take responsibility for yourselves.
My process differs ... my process for a Richard Linklater film is very different than a process for Training Day.
Few years ago I did a movie, Good Kill, about drone pilots and for four or five months I'm obsessed with the Air Force.
Whenever a really passionate, talented filmmaker seems to have an interest in me, I take it very seriously because I like to work.
My relationship to reality has been so utterly skewed for so long that I don't even notice it any more. It's just my reality.
I'm horrified to admit that I just love Salinger. I was devastated to find out that other people feel the same way.
[She] and I were giving each other the only thing we truly have to offer: our time. We were going to give each other the living minutes of our life.
Those who cannot easily forgive will not collect many friends. Look for the best in others and yourself.
A knight sets out to illuminate the darkness in society, not from its leaves but from its roots. This is how justice will be realized. Find the source
Ordinary effort, ordinary result ... Luck is the residue of design. Be steadfast. The anvil outlasts the hammer.
I love working on scripts. I love coming up with ideas about what people would dress like or talk like. I love all that.
You know, I auditioned for 'Titanic.' Sometimes I muse on what would have happened. That would have been such a different life.
It's always a unique challenge when you're working with somebody where English is their second language.
One of the things that's really lousy about making movies is that you have such little interaction with your audience.
If someone asks me if I believe in God, I shake my head like I couldn't give a shit, but the truth is, I do. I just don't know what to do about it.
Oddly, with discipline, structure, and order, you will find freedom, anything is possible. Without it, locating your saddle may take all morning.
I think that as soon as you think of yourself as a famous person or anything like that, you're objectifying yourself in some weird way.
When I woke up I was naked. I have this one oddball idiosyncrasy: Sometimes in my sleep I take off all my clothes.
We live in a funny time. If you don't go corporate, you can't compete. You're relegated as irrelevant. People used to admire that.
To get to be somebody who gets to love what they do for a living, that's so rare, and so there must be some kind of price you have to pay.
All that stuff with the tabloids is a kind of luxury tax I pay for all the good things I do in my life.
The writing process was some of the most exciting and rewarding moments of my life. It felt a lot like being in a band.
I learned that evening that rain falls equally on all things. Jealousy, fear, and anger are obstacles to a knight's first goal: a clear mind.
I think having nature be a part of people's lives helps all of us see ourselves as part of something larger.
I've always been interested in directing. I started acting when I was thirteen years old, so I've had some desire to do something else in my life.
I feel like everyone I meet is an imaginary friend. I don't know. The older I get the more I wonder what's real.
Emma Watson is my kids' favorite actor on the planet. They never took me more seriously than when I was working with her.
We all have this fantasy of finding our one true love who's going to be the perfect fit. It's just not a reality.
The older I get, the more obvious it is that you're not really in control of your life, you're a part of a larger wave, no matter who you are.
The only thing I can point to of why I survived is I have a family that loves me and never wanted any money from me.
I've always watched actors on the red carpet getting drunk and making idiots of themselves and now I'm happy to join their ranks
Everyone has to pay their child support, and no matter if you're a Hollywood actor or anyone else, it's always a little bit more than you want to pay.
I don't think Emma Watson needs any advice. She's an incredibly smart young woman who knows what she wants out of life and she has some great parents.
The girls who like me aren't the ones I like. Or, if I do and they want to commit, I suddenly need tons of time with my friends.
Right now the only people I can really fall in love with are people who don't really, truly want me around. Now why do I do that?
With this sunrise somehow I felt I was exactly where I was supposed to be ... Have faith, the light seemed to announce.