Ethan Hawke
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I feel it very powerfully.
I feel a desire to work.
I don't know if you feel that, but I feel I'm aware of how much of the road has already been walked, and I'm very conscious of... I find myself often thinking...
How old was Jeff Bridges when he did True Grit?
Am I older than him now?
How old was Peter Weir when he directed Dead Poets Society?
I'm older than he was now.
I thought he was an old man.
I'm very aware of how many more years I might have to contribute, and I don't like wasting time anymore.
I'm very aware of how many people mentored me and cared for me, and am I doing that for others?
Am I meeting my responsibilities as a citizen?
Those questions are on my mind all the time.
Then there's this other voice, which is, am I enjoying my life?
Because I do want to enjoy it too.
And how much of this work that I'm obsessed with is eroding my sense of play and joy and
And spontaneity and living and being in the moment.
The older you get, I have no awareness of wisdom.
I only have awareness of how many things I thought I understood that I don't understand.