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.
Ethan HawkeI did this movie right after it about the life of Chet Baker. It's called Born to Be Blue. In that situation, there's a real clear character you're drawing on. It's a real person. It's really exciting and interesting to do the research to figure out how to make that a nuanced, three-dimensional human being.
Ethan HawkeIf you covet fame, if you covet all the superficial accolades, you're gonna be miserable 'cause you're never going to get enough praise. If you covet contributing something substantive to movies, music, literature, then you won't be unhappy.
Ethan HawkeYou can't keep wanting to be 20 years old. Everybody knows that, but what's in the next room?
Ethan Hawke