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All that stuff with the tabloids is a kind of luxury tax I pay for all the good things I do in my life.

— Ethan Hawke

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A lot of American actors when they do Shakespeare put on a phoney English accent and it drives me crazy. You're always fighting against the idea that only the British know how to do Shakespeare.

I never thought that I would be labeled something like Generation X because of that movie (Reality Bites). I had no idea going into it, and it wasn't a label I could relate to.

We live in a funny time. If you don’t go corporate, you can’t compete. You’re relegated as irrelevant. People used to admire that. There used to be something badassed and poetic about it.

...But the truth is, I've never wanted to be a movie star - and I've been pretty clear about that.

You have to express yourself. And to express yourself, you have to know yourself. It's actually super easy. Just have to follow your love.

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