Ethan Hawke Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I auditioned for Robert Redford once and I was so starstruck I couldn't even speak. I had a mic wire at a screen test clipped to me and then I got kind of nervous and I paced in a circle and then took a step and tripped and fell on my face. You just have to forgive yourself and keep going on.”

“I kill flies, I eat meat, you know, whatever.”

“I thought I was so much smarter than everybody. And I'm not.”

“I remember being a kid and sleeping over at my friend's house and staying up late and watching 'Nosferatu.' Vampire movies are supposed to be secret and bad. They should be rated R.”

“'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 where I feel my job is, to interpret life.”

“I have had so many bad auditions.”

“Nothing teaches you like getting leveled. And I got leveled in my early 30s. Nothing went exactly the way I thought it would.”

“The theater, for me, has always been a place where I'm free to be more creative, a place to sharpen my tools.”

“There's something about knowing life is finite that makes it so precious.”

“It is very difficult for any couple who are married if both people are ambitious. I don't know if it's just too hard to be married to a woman that wants to be a movie star.”