I don't know what has happened to movies, but lately every movie is at least 20 minutes too long. It used to be that if you were three hours long it was because it was epic - a movie about Gandhi; something with very important subject matters. Ethan Hawke epicgandhihappen share on social
The biggest problem in my life is trying to be the kind of man that I want to be, the father that I want to be, and how to process the failure of my marriage. Ethan Hawke bigfailurefather Change image and share on social
When you start becoming really successful, the demons start to tempt you - the demons of vanity and self importance, drug abuse, the feelings of fraudulence. But, it's also a thrill. That's what I found weird. Ethan Hawke abusedemondrug share on social
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. Ethan Hawke famousobjectifyperson Change image and share on social
When an analogy is really singing, it's what you want it to be. Ethan Hawke analogysing Change image and share on social
Right now, if you're interested in being a dramatic actor, they're not making that many just regular dramas. Movies have to have some other thing going on. Ethan Hawke actordramadramatic Change image and share on social
It's difficult to do a genre film well, and it doesn't matter if you're talking vampire movies or 'Dawn of the Dead' or 'The Thing' or 'Escape From New York.' Those kind of movies, they understand what the old-school B-movie is supposed to be, they get the throwback of it. Ethan Hawke dawndeaddifficult share on social
In all of our society, but especially in Hollywood, there is an obsession with perfection that can lead to self-loathing and neurosis and all that kind of stuff. Ethan Hawke hollywoodkindlead Change image and share on social
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. Ethan Hawke longnoticereality Change image and share on social
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 all the time, one of the ways to keep pushing yourself and keep changing is to be in different kinds of movies. Ethan Hawke actorchameleonchange share on social