#MayaHawke is the daughter of two Hollywood greats —
#UmaThurman and
#EthanHawke — and she made it clear in a recent interview with the U.K.’s Sunday Times that she’s fully OK with any privilege that might come with that. “There are so many people who deserve to have this kind of life who don’t, but I think I’m comfortable with not deserving it and doing it anyway,” she said. “And I know that my not doing it wouldn’t help anyone.”
Hawke, who is a talented actor in her own right, continued, “I saw two paths when I was first starting, and one of them was: change your name, get a nose job and go to open casting roles.”
Audiences that enjoy her work are thankful Hawke went with option B: leaning all the way in. “It’s OK to be made fun of when you’re in rarefied air. It’s a lucky place to be. My relationships with my parents are really honest and positive, and that supersedes anything anyone can say about it,” she explained.
Hawke, who is currently filming the final season of
#StrangerTh...