What No One Told Ethan Hawke About Being Famous

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  • čas přidán 27. 06. 2016
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  • @dudedysseus
    @dudedysseus Před 6 lety +1808

    "I never made a first impression ever again." There's something incredibly profound and poignant about that.

    • @pyrrhus17
      @pyrrhus17 Před 4 lety +5

      And obvious

    • @ArtFreddy1
      @ArtFreddy1 Před 4 lety +12

      Never thought about that,

    • @ryanmc8112
      @ryanmc8112 Před 4 lety +1

      Very true

    • @nmarrs8539
      @nmarrs8539 Před 4 lety +17

      Anonymity is a warm blanket.

    • @clayton896
      @clayton896 Před 4 lety +3

      That can't be exactly true. There must be people out there that wouldn't recognize him.

  • @angelaanaconda55
    @angelaanaconda55 Před 6 lety +1072

    This reminds me of when Dave Chapelle came to Toronto 15 years ago and my friend and I wanted a photo with him. He looked at us and said "What's up I'm Dave, how are you guys doing?" This began a 30-40 minute conversation about life and all kinds of stuff. At the end I didn't even want a photo cause it felt weird so we just shook hands and said see ya Dave. It made me realize he was just a funny guy who did comedy for a living and happen to be famous.

    • @Capt_McNuggetDMZ
      @Capt_McNuggetDMZ Před 4 lety +26

      That's cool

    • @TheRealNabil
      @TheRealNabil Před 4 lety +39

      Good for you for living in the moment.

    • @cappyjones
      @cappyjones Před 4 lety +38

      My son had a similar experience with Chappelle. Really open and generous with his time when he can be 👍🏾

    • @theslayer2360
      @theslayer2360 Před 4 lety +1

      Sure pal...

    • @04dram04
      @04dram04 Před 4 lety +6

      Picture or it didnt happen

  • @rhidiandavies1991
    @rhidiandavies1991 Před 5 lety +57

    That line - "nobody wants you to be real, they just want a photo" hit me so hard. Everyone talks about how fake celebrities can be but deep down that's what most people seem to actually want. They don't want a real human person, they just want a larger than life artifice. Something they can take a selfie with and post on instagram to boost their own self esteem. As bleak as that must be for the celebrity, it says something even bleaker about the influence of celebrity on society as a whole.

    • @baronvonnembles
      @baronvonnembles Před 6 měsíci +3

      A similar and related phenomenon is that people don't really want honest politicians, they just want someone who tells them what they want to hear.

  • @Vashjaeger
    @Vashjaeger Před 7 lety +1009

    That's what I love about these videos. Unlike talk show interviews, the actors aren't trying to play to the camera, or trying to sell anything. They are talking about real experiences and thoughts, and more importantly trying to be themselves instead of a portrayal of themselves.

    • @spoo
      @spoo Před 7 lety +27

      Yeah, there's something really special about this show. It's definitely becoming one of my favorite things to watch on CZcams.

    • @moviekid42
      @moviekid42 Před 7 lety +11

      This show reminds me of the Dick Cavett Show in that regard. It's really candid, and honest, and I feel there should be more interviews like that. There's a place for all the fun Jimmy Fallon sketches and all that, but the problem is that EVERY interview is like that and there's no reality.

    • @arrakis5279
      @arrakis5279 Před 7 lety +2

      Mark Maron has been doing these kind of interviews for years.

    • @cozyslor
      @cozyslor Před 6 lety +5

      Maron and Howard Stern have a way of making people comfortable enough to relax. Sometimes the person interviewed will say "nobody's asked me that before" or " I've never told anyone that before". That's gold.

    • @JonAdamich
      @JonAdamich Před 5 lety +4

      I think it also helps that there's no huge audience waiting for a laugh.

  • @tombarry1824
    @tombarry1824 Před 7 lety +928

    Ethan Hawke is more real than anyone I have ever seen. I really respect him.

    • @The3rdGunman
      @The3rdGunman Před 7 lety +22

      Keanu Reeves....that dude is down to Earth

    • @miggy78
      @miggy78 Před 6 lety +3

      He cheated on Uma Thurman

    • @robfrancis8690
      @robfrancis8690 Před 5 lety +8

      We're ALL real and phony at the same time. Yes, we're genuinely phony people in a society of make believe values!

    • @The3rdGunman
      @The3rdGunman Před 5 lety

      @@robfrancis8690 I have no idea...You haven't even given me any context. But my first guess would be that he's had some serious stalker problems in his life and maybe didn't want to be bothered...I'm not going to change my opinion or judge the guy based on some YT comment.

    • @tikari3987
      @tikari3987 Před 5 lety +10

      Totally agree, he's kinda like the normal guy who got famous, love the man, love his work and love his insights about life

  • @WilliamDye-willdye
    @WilliamDye-willdye Před 6 lety +1019

    1:07 "I never made a first impression ever again. It's a weird thing to give up."

    • @musicforme09
      @musicforme09 Před 5 lety +54

      Calli30641 but that’s not him, that’s the character he’s playing and their first impression

    • @confusedwhale
      @confusedwhale Před 5 lety +14

      @Calli30641:
      And those first impressions are all the same.
      He can't change them based on how he feels or who that other person is...
      It's forever fixed on screen... Like an assembly line... punch cut, punch cut, punch cut.

    • @hd-xc2lz
      @hd-xc2lz Před 5 lety +10

      @@confusedwhale And he is cast in films due largely to a casting agent's expectation of an Ethan Hawke vibe.

    • @coyotesong
      @coyotesong Před 4 lety +3

      @@hd-xc2lz Exactly. He's one of the most interesting and talented guys working today. Boyhood shoulda won best flick.

    • @liveinshyam
      @liveinshyam Před 4 lety +4

      @Calli30641 While you are right to an extent that he has this opportunity you mentioned, what I think he means here is , "he" can not make a first impression not his role or character which is crafted by many people along with him i.e crew

  • @yjadalyn1
    @yjadalyn1 Před 7 lety +708

    It really hurts to hear him say he felt that way when he spoke to the students. I understand how he could feel that way though. Society tends to put people on pedestals and it really does isolate them and steal away their humanity. It's unfortunate.

    • @baller708
      @baller708 Před 7 lety +6

      couldnt have said it better myself

    • @yjadalyn1
      @yjadalyn1 Před 6 lety

      and I'm in my early 20s.

    • @elliotmyers625
      @elliotmyers625 Před 6 lety +44

      I think a bigger theme of his story was the self centered approach of the students. They want to be able to post a picture with a celebrity and tell people they met him. He is entirely an object in those interactions. It's why the culture around selfies is so creepy.

    • @hd-xc2lz
      @hd-xc2lz Před 5 lety +4

      @@elliotmyers625 While selfie culture never fails to annoy me when I witness it, it is mostly a teens and early twenties phenomenon, the most narcissistic years of our lives. And I'm not surprised at all these college kids asked him few questions, they were probably afraid to appear stupid before Ethan and/or their classmates.

    • @KikoJonesUSA
      @KikoJonesUSA Před 4 lety +5

      @@elliotmyers625: It's why Jim Carrey doesn't do selfies but will have a convo instead. I dig that.

  • @vanderley3
    @vanderley3 Před 7 lety +355

    Never knew Ethan Hawke was such a philosopher. Great conversationalist. Would love an hour with him to pick his brain.

    • @vicjames3256
      @vicjames3256 Před 6 lety +18

      He and Julie Delpy worked very much on the last two scripts for the "Before" series, basically 2 two-hour long conversations.

    • @patrickwhelpley1745
      @patrickwhelpley1745 Před 5 lety +6

      It started when i was in college just after the movie Reality Bites. He acted in that movie, directed a music video for it, then a few years later wrote a book. He continued to act but then started to direct movies and write screenplays. This guy does it all & i remember reading a Rolling Stone article about him back in '95 about his heroes. They were actors, writers and directors of the 60's & 70's. I have to say now over 20 years later I think he is like some of them.

    • @ShellyManne1
      @ShellyManne1 Před 3 lety

      And you prove his point.

    • @latrolettteeeeeee
      @latrolettteeeeeee Před 3 lety +1

      HE SURE FUCKING DISCUSSED ABOUT PHILOSOPHY WHEN HE CHEATED ON UMA WITH THE FUCKING NANNY. THEY DISCUSSED ARISTOLE WHEN HE WAS POUNDING HER LIKE A RABBIT !!!

    • @latrolettteeeeeee
      @latrolettteeeeeee Před 3 lety

      @Bobs Vegana BITCH I HOPE YOU'RE NOT MARRIED.

  • @everygorgeousmoment
    @everygorgeousmoment Před 7 lety +503

    I would have LOVED to talk to Ethan Hawke about his craft and talk about films and art. I can't believe film students didn't take that seriously.

    • @everygorgeousmoment
      @everygorgeousmoment Před 7 lety +47

      Yes... A wasted opportunity. His films with Richard Linklater changed my life.

    • @lucamolta
      @lucamolta Před 7 lety +8

      me too and its funny because you think can a film really do that but it did those films stuck in my head for so many reasons. maybe its that its the most real relationship has felt in film in the sense that your experiencing it in real time and thier expressing all the questions and dreams and beliefs that you have but maybe you havent got there yet or maybe you just havent had a conversation with someone you care about like that or maybe a conversation you care about to care about a person like that. theres that idea that this paralel universe did occur cause here they are 9 years later. Also the reality that there is no other jesse and celene no other people to be these people especially considering they wrote it, or maybe its that i just relate so much to both of them. Ethan feels to me like family now like i love him hes a genius and yet i can see hes human i can see his flaws and they are just as good as the rest. He feels so familiar to me but he is a stranger i dont know shit about him and yet i might know more about him than people i actually do know just from his work and from his interviews. I dont know everyone goes off about the godfather, coppolas a household name because of it , linklater is surely one in the same. people have a hard time with overly romantic films but i think these films are us trying to figure it out love believing it knowing it having no fucking idea except that this connection these moments are real you know every second is savoured.

    • @everygorgeousmoment
      @everygorgeousmoment Před 7 lety +6

      thelonious monk All the yes! I saw Before Sunset first and thought it was a standalone with a really good flashback at the beginning. At the time, when I first watched it, when Celine is talking about how none of her relationships have any real meaning to them, because she gave all of her soul and romanticism in that night. And that her boyfriends get married after her, I felt that intensely. Like no one would love me. (in a very loving relationship now though) but it's just such a compelling, real, visceral journey the two of them go on and they do grow and change and ilovethemsomuch.
      Shame on those students who didn't want to ask him anything. I would have at least asked about the process of becoming/writing Jesse and Celine and told him that they made me believe in love.
      I also would have wanted a picture/ told him where I think Celine and Jesse are 9 years on.

    • @lucamolta
      @lucamolta Před 7 lety +3

      Haahaa i also watched before sunset first and got really giddy upon realising how much i liked it that there was one before it, though you know i had to check i wasnt sure either. i think id only had that connection at the time with friends so to see two people have that romantic connection and have that it felt like the best insight into relationships for a teenager. those square ass film students what nobs, i think if any of them really cared about what they are doing that they would have spoken up maybe their shy or just as ethan says detached, unable to see beyond the fame and the desire to show someone off to your buddies. i dont know i think id want to remember the moment rather than get a pic because at least then you have a few more seconds that arent posing for a shot, then again proximity is always good. im glad your in a loving relationship, that bit rung so true for me too though i am still very single not that i could be in a relationship right now which is probably why i was watching that film yesterday and came to watch an ethan hawke interview and now im back where i started fantasising about Ethan Hawke. i dont know maybe its that actors lifes are so weird and different from ours and you think their brains work differently you can not possibly put yourself in their shoes but i get those two more than the rest, they make sense to me, they remind me of people i know and love. there is a great interview on shakespeare with liev shrieber and ethan thats worth checking out.

    • @everygorgeousmoment
      @everygorgeousmoment Před 7 lety +3

      thelonious monk We're completely on the same page. I think what they've taught us is that love is real but it's also a lot of work. The beginning can be surreal and encompassing that you feel like your in a dream state and you may never find it again, not in the same way. But you can have a deep, soul-connecting relationship when it's right. I don't believe it has to always be a sexual relationship. But it still takes work.
      One of my favorite scenes is in the 3rd movie when they are eating lunch with the other couples and they are all talking about their experiences of love. Each one as real as the next but so different. The young couple- together through technology (a nod to 1995 Celine and Jesse who didn't have technology to find each other, but were fated to meet anyways), the middle-aged couple who were interested in how people interact with each other and completely in love and happy as they were, the old woman who tries to remember the face of her passed lover, the old man who loves his wife dearly but lives separate life from her because their love doesn't mean they own each other. Then Jesse and Celine who at 41 are still working out what it means to be parents/step-parents, working/passions and still coming to terms with the portrayal of their love in Jesse's books. Are they still those lovers? How are they growing (apart)? Is a relationship worth it?
      IT'S SUCH A BRILLIANT SERIES! I would love to spend hours talking to Ethan Hawke (Julie Delpy, and Richard Linklater) about those movies, and Boyhood.

  • @bryanfletcher2104
    @bryanfletcher2104 Před 7 lety +246

    For someone to be famous at such a young age he's stayed so real

    • @sovietninja6865
      @sovietninja6865 Před 4 lety +6

      Bryan Fletcher most people don’t change, the people around you do.

    • @jamesmcinnis208
      @jamesmcinnis208 Před 4 lety +1

      Or got good at pretending to be

  • @diogenesthevlog6589
    @diogenesthevlog6589 Před 7 lety +176

    Man this really had me paying attention.

  • @mediatechjohn3088
    @mediatechjohn3088 Před 6 lety +189

    Sam Jones is quite possibly the best interviewer ever. An active listener, empathetic, and keeps it light and real which is very difficult. You can tell how at ease all these celebrities are. Late night talk shows need more of his personality.

    • @AMack-wd6bi
      @AMack-wd6bi Před 3 lety

      Media TJ..
      Can you imagine if we could watch a "Sam Jones interview" every evening?? 👏👍🌟👏😊🎁🌅🎊🌌!!! Just sayin 😉🌄🌝...

    • @laurawerbrouck5456
      @laurawerbrouck5456 Před 3 lety

      Spot on. Totally agree!

    • @conlasganas
      @conlasganas Před 3 lety

      and him too:czcams.com/video/HIsmJZmOqJM/video.html and Buenafuente

    • @cheydinal5401
      @cheydinal5401 Před 2 lety

      He knows many of them personally, I think

  • @benjaming7325
    @benjaming7325 Před 5 lety +120

    Whether you're Famous or unknown, we're all destined to go through this life without anyone ever know who we really are on the inside.

    • @adk6998
      @adk6998 Před 4 lety +8

      @@essel23fly and once you know yourself, as Ethan said... We're all the same.

    • @GT-pl1wx
      @GT-pl1wx Před 3 lety +9

      And we are all struggling!! All of us!!!

    • @000274400
      @000274400 Před 3 lety +3

      that is why we create art so that we are remembered

    • @grittykitty50
      @grittykitty50 Před 3 lety +4

      @@000274400 Maybe for you, but for people who are truly creative, the art MUST COME OUT no matter how it is perceived by others (or even if it is seen by others).

    • @000274400
      @000274400 Před 3 lety

      @@grittykitty50 you implying destiny

  • @ok-english
    @ok-english Před 7 lety +415

    I'm shocked. I've never thought that a well-known person could feel so lonely and miserable. I'm feel sorry for Ethan. He might think of the possibility to come to my country (Ukraine), not many people will recognize him)

    • @jucquinhabala1
      @jucquinhabala1 Před 6 lety +1

      Hahahaha I think here in Brazil he reeeally could not refresh in beach or something like this. I would attack for a photo as he said it happened

    • @IcarusOne100
      @IcarusOne100 Před 6 lety +17

      He's just introspective. I'm sure he has full happy life.

    • @4ll4nb31l
      @4ll4nb31l Před 5 lety +5

      IN NAME OF JESUS LETS PRAY FOR HIM THAT THE LORD MAY RESTORE HIS JOY. !

    • @jada90
      @jada90 Před 5 lety +19

      Really? You never once thought about the reality of celebrity life? It sounds absolutely miserable. Being a smaller celebrity might be nice - someone who the world doesn't know your face.

    • @davidwilde66
      @davidwilde66 Před 3 lety +4

      He's sad for other people, the way they are around celebrity. Not sad for himself. He has a full rich life doing what he loves.

  • @Maazzzo
    @Maazzzo Před 7 lety +88

    I don't actually think I've seen a lot of his movies, but after these interviews, I'd have loved to sit down and actually talk to him. Seems like a clever guy who has more to offer than his fame.

    • @deluxedoorman
      @deluxedoorman Před 7 lety +14

      Some great movies he's in: Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight, Boyhood, Dead Poets Society, Gattaca, Training Day, Predestination, Reality Bites, etc. Just to name a few

    • @ConnorMcCartney95
      @ConnorMcCartney95 Před 5 lety

      Bedgypooks Then there's Buried and Locke

    • @patrickwhelpley1745
      @patrickwhelpley1745 Před 5 lety +4

      He also wrote a pretty good book back in the late 90's called The Hottest State. Gattaca is an amazing movie and for the first time since I saw it in theaters when it came out I watched it on BluRay. It has held up really well and is a great story.

    • @jamesmcinnis208
      @jamesmcinnis208 Před 4 lety

      "actually"

    • @marjanp4784
      @marjanp4784 Před 4 lety

      You can watch First reformed, Born to be blue, Maudie, Before the devil knows you are dead etc....

  • @MaximilianDenisPatrickPonsonby

    i wouldn't mind a picture, but I'd much prefer a real conversation any day.

    • @pascalrouen
      @pascalrouen Před 5 lety +12

      The only reason any of us would want a picture is to increase some perceived value of our lives, specifically through social media and our social standing. We want to be liked, admired, cherished, loved - by everyone, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but we just go about it in the wrong way. In the perfect world, we would all be our true selves and everyone would accept and like us the way we are, thus eliminating the need to raise our social value. We can all start today by accepting who we are and thriving in that, regardless of what others think, and in turn we can start to accept those around us in the same way.

    • @lapelcelery42
      @lapelcelery42 Před 4 lety +1

      @@pascalrouen Unless you wanted a personal reminder that you'd had a real, meaningful conversation. A reminder that everyone else actually is a real person.

    • @the_arcanum
      @the_arcanum Před 2 lety

      @@lapelcelery42 Speaking of experience, I still vividly remember the meaningful meetings I had with some famous people from 30 years ago. You won't need a photo I assure you. If you ask for it, it only serves as a token of validation of yourself to others.

    • @lapelcelery42
      @lapelcelery42 Před 2 lety

      @@the_arcanum I don't expect I'd ever feel the need to take a photo like that, but I don't think you can blanket pigeonhole the act. Someone could easily take a photo just to keep the moment and never even show it to anyone else.

  • @deletebilderberg
    @deletebilderberg Před 3 lety +4

    I used to bump into so many Hollywood types when we lived in LA. I always kept it real. Never, ever spoke to them about their careers. Had some amazing long chats with Ewan McGregor, Alanis Morissette and Shirley Manson, among others. Treat them like regular folk, they love it!!

  • @SFoureman
    @SFoureman Před 3 lety +24

    Wow. ...a selfie.
    Heartbreaking missed opportunity.
    Can you imagine the rich conversation? The tricks, subtleties and industry nuances they could had learned? I think I learned the most about his profession, by Ethan's verbal input at one of the Sundance Festivals. ...and, I'm not even an actor. I just thought what he had to say, about his love for storytelling, to be fascinating.

    • @ethanhawke8369
      @ethanhawke8369 Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far

  • @CgGoil
    @CgGoil Před 4 lety +14

    One of my friends once bumped into James Hetfield from metallica, on the street. When my friend asked him for an autograph, Hetfield said that he didn't wrote autographs, but that he would be more than happy to shake his hand, and that he had time for a short conversation, until he had to go again. Must be strange and lonely to live like that, sometimes.

  • @LetsGetHighOnMorris
    @LetsGetHighOnMorris Před 6 lety +17

    He has so much humility.

  • @Bestios10
    @Bestios10 Před 7 lety +82

    Wow this video is really powerful , really somber , almost heartbreaking to hear how he can't feel like a regular human being

  • @johnnymays650
    @johnnymays650 Před 3 lety +7

    One of the most underrated actors, and my favorite...

  • @emilflognoid1532
    @emilflognoid1532 Před 3 lety +13

    The nature of my moms job, she met a lot of famous people, on a custodial level... and she worked with Ethan Hawke for about a week. He wrote her a long thank you note at the end, thanking her for her hard work. He’s a cool guy.

  • @dusanrenat5567
    @dusanrenat5567 Před 3 lety +14

    "What No One Told Ethan Hawke About Being Famous" - Reading this title, I was pretty confident the "thing noone told him" would be something I have heard several times already in other interviews with other people. I was not ready for the depth of the idea of "never making first impression ever again". I am not overstating one bit when I say there isn't a single interviewer in the world (that I know of) that would come even close to this depth in these interviews. It's a whole other level. People compliment the guys that does the interviews with Hot Chicken Wings for being well prepared and having great question, but I have never heard an actual personal thought in any of those interviews. And now I'm here at Ethan Hawke, I just finished watching Bo Burnham, and I'm like ... THIS is what the word "interview" mean. I want to hear the ideas and thoughts of these people that I find interesting, and I have never heard them anywhere else like I've heard them on this channel.

  • @TheVanillatech
    @TheVanillatech Před 6 lety +3

    So glad I found this channel. Thanks for making these, to everyone involved.

  • @penhdog2207
    @penhdog2207 Před 4 lety +7

    Wow! That was an incredible 3 minutes of realness. His reaction to the students just wanting a photo and it actually being heartbreaking, I believe that totally.

  • @pucktie215
    @pucktie215 Před 4 lety +13

    I worked with Ethan on “Assault on Precinct 13”. Real nice guy, could tell he just wanted to be normal.

    • @danielgunz2364
      @danielgunz2364 Před 3 lety +1

      In which department u worked?

    • @pucktie215
      @pucktie215 Před 3 lety +3

      Locations Department. I’m not in the biz any longer.

  • @MrKRABBB
    @MrKRABBB Před 5 lety +1

    such a good show. so much depth and opens up these artists ive never seen in other interviews

  • @DOESITMATTER7734
    @DOESITMATTER7734 Před 4 lety +7

    He is surprisingly self aware and down to earth. Seems mad chill and really wise. I'm even more of a fan now

  • @AshPragasam
    @AshPragasam Před 3 lety +6

    So well put. That said, every single person making a comment here is also trying to be heard. Famous, not famous, we all just want to connect

  • @gwynnielsen5081
    @gwynnielsen5081 Před 4 měsíci +1

    His last sentence, "We're just the same. All of us" is what is key because it is so profoundly true. Hawke is one of the few actors today who is real.

  • @ASMRyouVEGANyet
    @ASMRyouVEGANyet Před 5 lety +22

    If any famous person ever tries to have a deep conversation with me I go with it. I've met many celebrities and by listening to them as regular people I've learned so much.

  • @richpivo772
    @richpivo772 Před 11 měsíci +1

    It’s so refreshing to hear him speak so candidly. Very real.

  • @RobWatt
    @RobWatt Před 6 lety

    love these interviews! thanks for sharing

  • @lauralunaazul
    @lauralunaazul Před 4 lety

    "We are just the same, all of us", true. Thank you Ethan. Always love your autenticity

  • @AnnaLVajda
    @AnnaLVajda Před 5 lety +36

    For some reason celebrities are considered public property but I don't think of them like that. Just because they entertain me does not mean I own them or that people should stalk them or harass them.

    • @blablacar243
      @blablacar243 Před 4 lety +1

      Anna Vajda you don't think of them like but you still see them that way, that's how it is

    • @ethanhawke8369
      @ethanhawke8369 Před 2 lety

      Hello there. Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far?

  • @jacklame7464
    @jacklame7464 Před 5 lety +1

    This is such an insightful interview

  • @Nautilus1972
    @Nautilus1972 Před 6 lety +16

    Ethan Hawke - in my opinion - has never been in a bad movie. He just chooses great stories.

  • @negx3933
    @negx3933 Před 7 lety +9

    0:37 Man that "thank you" had me rolling!
    Great actor though, I don't think I have seen someone as real as Ethan Hawke during interviews

  • @peterwatchorn5618
    @peterwatchorn5618 Před 3 lety +4

    The isolation of celebrity is an interesting phenomenon. I attended a book launch by Ethan Hawke in Cambridge, MA (Harvard Bookstore/Brattle Theatre) when he had just written "Rules for a Knight" as an offering for his own young kids. He spoke beautifully and affectionately of his wife and family and was generous with his time in answering questions from the Cambridge crowd (the event was "booked" out with those who had bought "signed" copies, as I did). I have always really liked Ethan Hawke as an actor, from Explorers, especially in Dead Poets Society right through to the present precisely because of who he really seems to be beyond his celebrity: real, funny, modest, balanced. I wonder if his first real acting experience as a young adult (with Peter Weir directing in "Dead Poets Society", Robin Williams as an older inspiration and Robert Sean Leonard as a colleague and then life-long buddy might have had an effect - he says that it did).
    Once (I am a reasonably well-known classical musician/recording artist and owner of a CD label) I had an unexpected encounter with mainstream celebrity that illustrates what Ethan Hawke is saying here. I was in our recording studio in Roslindale, MA, arranging copies of our latest release (one of my own in a complete set of Bach keyboard works - a big project) onto shelves when in walked an unusual looking group of folks, the leader a shortish guy in leather jacket, sunglasses: I thought he looked a bit like Mick Jagger's shorter twin, but I didn't recognize him. We got to talking; he was warm, funny, knowledgeable, unpretentious: he and his band wanted to try this studio and he asked if I had known anyone who recorded there. I replied: "I have, myself, quite recently". "So, you're a recording artist?". "Yes", I replied, but in "classical" music. He then offered that his dad was a huge fan of Bach & Debussy (it spurred his own early interest in music) and he wanted to know if he could buy a copy of my latest CD (it was Bach: this was in 2001).
    I gave him a copy and he was grateful; he then asked if I could sign it for him. I laughed at this and replied "Sure, but it won't increase its value at all". He then asked if I would sign it to him "personally". I thought: "this is a bit weird", but acquiesced, and dedicated the CD "to Steven". All this time the young twenty-somethings who shared our office space were staring fixedly on the visitor (certainly not at me)! After the group had left I said to them: "What were you staring at?" And they replied: "You have no idea who that was, do you,?" And, indeed, I didn't. It was Steven Tyler and the band members were Aerosmith, just come in to check out our space. I think he was totally thrilled that there was one person on the planet who had no idea who he was; it seemed to extend our conversation that he enjoyed anonymity, at least for a little while. Ah, the isolation of celebrity.
    I think Ethan Hawke is a fine and thoughtful actor/artist; a person of substance and a wonderful human being, from all the interviews I've seen with him. I'd love to know him!

  • @j.a.s.2684
    @j.a.s.2684 Před 3 lety

    I really appreciate his honesty. Very humble person

  • @Trevco
    @Trevco Před 5 lety +2

    Before Sunrise + Sunset + Midnight = Legendary

  • @marceldouwstra5847
    @marceldouwstra5847 Před 2 lety +1

    I remember Ethan Hawke doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit quite some time ago. It was amazing!
    While some celebs just use the AMA to push their new project he replied to everyone with lengthy thought out replies.
    He really set the bar high that day

  • @s78932
    @s78932 Před 3 lety +1

    I never thought I would pay to watch an interview but I just did to watch this in full, and it was worth it.

  • @Champstamp83
    @Champstamp83 Před 7 lety +31

    That was awesome. Way to strip things down to their core

  • @sstaners1234
    @sstaners1234 Před 3 lety +15

    When you become famous you’re put in isolation. Wow that’s profound and sad at the same time.

  • @leftyspade
    @leftyspade Před 4 lety

    Was never a big fan of Ethan Hawke but this interview changed my mind. Great clip and thanks to both interviewer and interviewee.

  • @exJacktar
    @exJacktar Před 4 lety +1

    I used to work PT as a security guard at the airport. One summer afternoon, Mr. Hawke arrived on an international flight with his family, in order to spend time at their cottage. He wanted to know where the car rental agencies were and approached me for assistance. Of course, l realized who he was (as I'm a fan), but didn't let on and let him enjoy not being pestered while in public with his wife and kids. I gave him his directions, smiled and welcomed him to Nova Scotia, just like a regular guy. Just like he says in the video, they're people too and l wouldn't want his fame for anything. I hope they all had a good vacation.

  • @neilc1803
    @neilc1803 Před 4 lety +3

    Wasn’t expecting to have my attention drawn to this so much. A fascinating insight into a world so few of us know. Seems like a very grounded analysis by an observant man. Good actor too 👍

  • @getmotivated1707
    @getmotivated1707 Před 3 lety

    This channel is the modern day 'inside the actors studio' great format done extremely well, I'd even say that this is more intimate than that

  • @priyanca8949
    @priyanca8949 Před 4 lety

    I could listen to Ethan Hawke talk about everything and anything for hours. The guy bestows profundity like no other actor/man imo. Genuine guy with a sincere sagacity.

  • @atwajesper9434
    @atwajesper9434 Před 6 lety +22

    Wow... I never thought about this before. It's sad and insightful.

  • @jaydandanes5887
    @jaydandanes5887 Před 6 lety +56

    This feels like a deep therapy session

  • @olemanwinter1
    @olemanwinter1 Před 6 lety +15

    I read a novel by Ethan Hawke many years ago and it was really good.

  • @scratchking3205
    @scratchking3205 Před 2 lety

    Great to his fans. Never turns down an autograph and he is criminally underrated.

  • @williamswitts8286
    @williamswitts8286 Před 5 lety +1

    That was a brilliant segment. Good questions and very poignant answers. Thought provoking and honest.

  • @1800astra
    @1800astra Před 3 lety +2

    That's the best 2 and a half minutes I will spend today. Those 25-year old film-school 'students' lost a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have a meaningful conversation when all they wanted was a selfie with him. Man, I loved what he had to say.

  • @labenbrittenum6934
    @labenbrittenum6934 Před 4 lety +1

    i seen this whole interview and still to this day it was the most honest talk i've ever heard from a celebrity

    • @ethanhawke8369
      @ethanhawke8369 Před 2 lety

      Hello there. Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far?

    • @labenbrittenum6934
      @labenbrittenum6934 Před 2 lety

      @@ethanhawke8369 well EATHAN i was going to ignore this but i've got nothing better to do so i'll play along that this is really you.. TRAINING DAY/ THE PURGE/ ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13...i hope KNIVES OUT 2 is a big success...be safe an stay healthy

  • @natazer
    @natazer Před 3 lety

    That is the most honesty of a famous person I've ever seen.

  • @user-yk9sk7pg6v
    @user-yk9sk7pg6v Před 4 lety

    these interviews are great

  • @Justyburger
    @Justyburger Před 4 lety

    I think this is an awesome interview. The majority of it is simply Ethan talking, but there is so much to take from this. Lessons and introspections for life. Lots of wisdom and just a genuinely interesting person. I've always liked Ethan as an Actor, but you rarely get to see them as "real people". There's a huge amount of depth to this guy and It's a wonderful thing.

  • @stephaniestanley8041
    @stephaniestanley8041 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you Ethan. So real. A new perspective on life for me from this brief interview. Just wonderful.

    • @ethanhawke8369
      @ethanhawke8369 Před 2 lety

      Hello there. Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far?

  • @RobHollanderMusic
    @RobHollanderMusic Před 4 lety

    One of the best (and underrated) actors.

  • @devastaterx
    @devastaterx Před 3 lety

    This guy is a such a good interviewer. Lays back a bit but when he interjects, it's not self-promoting but a valid point that moves the interview along to a better place. Reminds of Johnny Carson in the way he would tweak the interview but not place himself at center.

  • @monikamylonopoyloy6223
    @monikamylonopoyloy6223 Před 5 lety +1

    One of the most beloved actors to me ❤

  • @shannoncunningham6747
    @shannoncunningham6747 Před 7 lety +8

    Great conversation!

    • @ethanhawke8369
      @ethanhawke8369 Před 2 lety

      Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far

  • @tamaradrove3673
    @tamaradrove3673 Před 5 lety +4

    Oh my god. This eloquence and metaphores, he has such an exquisite way to make himself understood. I just felt what he was trying to say perfectly.

    • @ethanhawke8369
      @ethanhawke8369 Před 2 lety

      Hello there. Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far?

  • @implive17
    @implive17 Před 5 lety +4

    I'm a film maker and one ofy dreams has been to work with this guy. And I swear to God I will one day. Very talented and one of my favourite actors.

  • @AngusStewart01
    @AngusStewart01 Před 4 lety

    This channel is giving me the best advice I needed for the profession I want get into

  • @AndrewScott123
    @AndrewScott123 Před 6 lety

    Your show creates a really spectacular environment for your guests. I think you do a service to folks like Ethan in that you tease out the parts of them that people may not know or had never appreciated before. I wouldn't be surprised if Ethan offered to come back any time - I'm sure you're a pleasure to sit across from and talk to. 11/10

  • @laluenbaires
    @laluenbaires Před 3 lety

    Such beautiful 3 minutes. It should be shown to every person wanting to be an actor.

  • @giorgiaalexanderactingothe1892

    This made me cry.

  • @dontask448
    @dontask448 Před 3 lety +1

    Training Day, still one of my favorites

  • @jbre7233
    @jbre7233 Před 4 lety +1

    This guy’s questions/commentary is always 100.

    • @ethanhawke8369
      @ethanhawke8369 Před 2 lety

      Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far

  • @joannagonsior2189
    @joannagonsior2189 Před 4 lety +1

    I love this level of authenticity ...

    • @ethanhawke8369
      @ethanhawke8369 Před 2 lety

      Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far

  • @ryanleone5805
    @ryanleone5805 Před 4 lety +1

    That’s so true: about isolation and fame. One thing that he didn’t mention is how you have to be able to discern subtext. How when you’re famous everyone wants something from you and you have to be able to interpret things differently, like it’s a different language.

  • @philmstud2k
    @philmstud2k Před 4 lety +2

    I want to be real with Ethan! He’s always been one of the realest and one of my most favorite actors.

  • @Keiphton27
    @Keiphton27 Před 3 lety

    These are freakin fantabulous....well done lads.

  • @bucketspree4952
    @bucketspree4952 Před 5 lety +2

    I loved so many of his films
    would love to have a chat with him

    • @ethanhawke8369
      @ethanhawke8369 Před 2 lety

      Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far

  • @joshuacloyd1573
    @joshuacloyd1573 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm 19 and I would absolutely love to have a conversation with Ethan about his life, his acting process or whatever other wisdom he would be kind enough to give me. Shame on anyone who only wants a photo from this man.

  • @perthrockskinda2946
    @perthrockskinda2946 Před 3 lety

    This actually broke my heart

  • @jodouka
    @jodouka Před 3 lety

    amazing talk

  • @heeelobeautiful
    @heeelobeautiful Před 4 lety +1

    Wow-a lot of interesting thoughts in just a three minute clip. Seems like a cool guy to hang out with

  • @MonieMuse
    @MonieMuse Před 6 lety +2

    I’ve always loved Ethan Hawk movie roles, he has such great artist taste.

    • @ethanhawke8369
      @ethanhawke8369 Před 2 lety

      Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far

  • @04dram04
    @04dram04 Před 4 lety

    I have to wonder how genuine this really is. Its hard to tell with famous people.

  • @thepainofhealing9943
    @thepainofhealing9943 Před 3 lety +1

    So authentic ...... appreciate his wisdom..... ⭐️

    • @ethanhawke8369
      @ethanhawke8369 Před 2 lety

      Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far

  • @lynnb8600
    @lynnb8600 Před 4 lety

    Such an underrated actor. One of the best of his generation.

  • @charlese.j.moulton4312

    Fantastic, Ethan. Love you, brother

  • @dewfall56
    @dewfall56 Před 3 lety

    Always like Ethan in every role. Something about him I can relate to and he chooses roles that are thought provoking. An intelligent actor. I would love to have a couple of beers with him and just listen for a few hours.

  • @laurawerbrouck5456
    @laurawerbrouck5456 Před 3 lety +1

    I love, love, LOVE Sam Jones. Best interviewer I've ever seen. He gives something of himself in all his interviews, he treats everyone who comes on his show like regular human beings, with such respect. It brings such depth to the conversations. All the videos I've watched on his channel are absolute gold. Thank you, Sam!

    • @ethanhawke8369
      @ethanhawke8369 Před 2 lety

      Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far

  • @joesackbaron
    @joesackbaron Před 2 lety

    Ethan loves his art/passion. The students just want a photo lol. I'd love to talk films and soundtracks with Ethan. Great guy.

  • @legrizzle5780
    @legrizzle5780 Před 3 lety

    I appreciate that he wants to break that glass a bit and have an authentic conversation with those he meets. Hopefully, he will meet some folks that look past the glimmer of his celebrity and their need to impress others that they got a pic of someone famous.

  • @OscarMartinez-fu6jn
    @OscarMartinez-fu6jn Před rokem

    Bro to just have a talk with him would be the coolest thing ever.

  • @winonadaphne6445
    @winonadaphne6445 Před 5 lety +3

    wow. this was so insightful and also heartbreaking to hear. very brave of him to share that vulnerability.

    • @ethanhawke8369
      @ethanhawke8369 Před 2 lety

      Hello there. Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far?

  • @christinarobohm6920
    @christinarobohm6920 Před 3 lety +1

    I've really enjoyed you at Sundance, felt a first impression and felt your authenticity ♡

    • @ethanhawke8369
      @ethanhawke8369 Před 2 lety

      Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far

  • @kevinbrite4430
    @kevinbrite4430 Před rokem

    I watched an interview with Ethan Hawke about 15-and 0 years ago, saying a lot of the same things in this interview, and I gotta say it completely molded my view of celebrities, their mental health, and their interactions with the world. I can't tell you how bad I'd love to sit down and have a real conversation with Ethan Hawke. He's probably the celebrity I want to meet the most and it's because I want to have an actual, real, human experience.

  • @JB1994
    @JB1994 Před 4 lety +2

    The irony is that this video makes him a little bit MORE famous.

  • @carlasuannelockett1694

    I met Clay Walker on Oct. 2,1994 and I will never forget the fact that he was standing in the 🚪 way and I stepped on his feet and he actually laughed and I reminded him of another concert when he opened for Chris LeDoux and we both had a laugh about it!

  • @jagdeepsinghuppal8310
    @jagdeepsinghuppal8310 Před 2 lety

    Wow what a guy. ♥️

  • @FablesOutofSpace
    @FablesOutofSpace Před 5 lety

    damn thats a spot on topic...