Ethan Hawke Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ

Ethan Hawke breaks down his favorite and most iconic characters, including Todd Anderson from 'Dead Poets Society,' Jesse from 'Before Sunset,' Dad from 'Boyhood,' Jake from 'Training Day,' Vincent Freeman from 'Gattaca,' Troy Dyer from 'Reality Bites' and many more.


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Ethan Hawke Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ

[johnnystob]

I love how instead of talking about himself, he spent the entire video giving credit to others. What a cool dude

[pikeroast]

I really like how he really BREAKS DOWN his characters with deep thought and vivid opinion and talked to the audience like an old friend.

Also really like he give credits to all the writers in his movies

[TheOneWhoDings]

Ethan hardly has had bad movies, one of the most consistent actors dropping great movies for 30 years. Definitely underrated underappreciated

[ForeverGambino]

ethan always talks about the other important people involved in each film before speaking about himself. he speaks so passionately about each project he's a part of, a true master of his craft and is above every other actor in this series.

[ithileilia]

him talking about River Phoenix more than talking about his own character in Explorers was just so sweet. You can really tell how much he admired him

[aussiecoastie]

“ You can’t have real confidence without experience “ absolutely

[tkinsey]

I love how introspective and self-aware he is. A true artist, and one of the best actors alive.

[camcam]

"Most people look exactly like their mom and dad", he is hysterical while stating the obvious. Loved that line.

[irayuliana]

I love when he talks about how he fell in love with Uma in the set of Gattaca and had Maya afterwards.

[emitotter]

I walked by Ethan Hawke in Brooklyn a year or 2 ago and he was literally just standing in the middle of a block party talking to strangers on the stoop of their walk-up just enjoying the day. He's the coolest guy.

[mattbroughton]

His passion shines through so easily, I could listen to him talk about anything for hours. What an absolutely superb actor

[StargirlWithALibrary]

Gattaca is literally one of the best science fiction movies ever written. The soundtrack is one of the most haunting and amazing pieces of music I have ever heard in my life. They didn't spend *nearly* enough time talking about it.

[SaintMartins]

0:08 Dead Poet's Society (1989)
2:29 Explorers (1985)
3:35 Reality Bites (1994)
4:34 Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), Before Midnight (2013)
7:15 Boyhood (2014)
8:58 Gattaca (1997)
10:09 Predestination (2014)
11:12 Great Expectations (1998)
13:18 Before The Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
14:48 Hamlet (2000)
15:46 Training Day (2001)
16:54 The Magnificent Seven (2016)
18:04 Maggie's Plan (2015)
19:28 First Reformed (2017)

[rickyla]

Ethan Hawke is one of the most Underrated actors in Hollywood.

[mikekock]

One of the most underrated actors of his generation.

[bunnyblurrz]

He is such a humble, non-pretentious actor

[RickDeckardMemories]

I drove him twice in my cab. Randomly, couple of years apart. Nicest guy. We talked both times.
I told about it to another passenger, and she's like: "Oh yeah, I ran into him a few times on the street and coffee shops and such..."
Apparently when he's in NYC he just goes around his business almost like regular people.

[roccobierman]

He literally promotes everyone else before himself. What a nice, humble guy.

[ForeverGambino]

ethan hawke is a national treasure. please protect him at all costs

One of the best GQ Iconic interviews. Excellent memory and ability to express what was going on at the time and during the production.