Maya Hawke Quotes
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Reminding myself that listening is just as important a creative act as thinking is key for me.
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If I wanted to do the same thing every day, I would have gone into a different profession.
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I've become a little immune to the gazes of strangers because it's been a part of my life for so long.
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In the first two projects I've worked on professionally, I've been doing ensemble work with other young women, which I think is pretty cool. And they both were directed by and written by women. It's been a wonderful experience of real ensemble support and women lifting each other up, and I feel really lucky for that.
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When I heard the BBC was making 'Little Women,' I rushed to audition.
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When I was in my early and mid-teens, my style changed constantly. My clothing was inspired by 'Annie Hall' for a while, by a yoga teacher, a flower child, a pirate... name it.
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There are things that are hard about coming from a divorced family, but having two houses is not one of those things.
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I was Jenny in 'Jenny and the School for Cats' when I was five years old. That was my first big break. Then I got to play the Artful Dodger in 'Oliver Twist,' and that was the most fun I've ever had.
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I hate technology and cellphones. I hate having to have one all of the time. I don't tweet or buzz or bing or whatever! It's a conscious thing - I hate the way that it can take over young people's lives.
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I would recommend any young person who wants to be an actor to go and get some training.
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I love Katharine Hepburn. I love Liesl in 'The Sound of Music.' I love Julie Andrews. I love Audrey Hepburn.
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In my living room, I was always playing guitar and writing songs and singing them. My dad and I would always sing together - only for friends and family, but always since I was a little girl.
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I think success is when the way you talk about who you want to be and what you want to do lines up with who you are and what you do. I guess, by that, I mean I think success is practicing what you preach.
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It's difficult to always have to be contextualized within the careers of your parents, and it's difficult not to feel like you can stand alone, but hopefully I'll earn the ability to stand alone over time.
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I haven't always known I wanted to act. I wanted to be a farmer, an English professor, or an archaeologist.
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The truth is, I have made very few public appearances, and when I have, my parents have been very careful to allow me to have my own experience.
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Eventually, I realized that there was only so much that I could put in the way of my happiness, and acting made me happier than anything else.
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I got to take classes in writing with a fountain pen, and actually, something you make is your own textbook. So, while you're learning about something, you have to write essays on it, and then you handwrite in cursive, in fountain pen, your essays out on beautiful paper and you bind it together into a book that you hand in at the end of the course.
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I have definitely emulated my mom's style more than anyone's. But that may be mostly to do with how often I steal her clothing.
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I really love my family. The more independence that I get and the more freedom that I have, the more interested I am in being a dedicated and involved family member.
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Viola Davis, Patti Smith, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Julianne Moore. I could go on forever listing names. However... my greatest inspirations have, without a doubt, been my teachers, friends, and family.
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I love my family. We have a very rich, complicated relationship.
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The world of celebrity that comes with the world of art is not particularly interesting to me.
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The thing about acting that's unlike any other art form is that it's collaborative; directing and acting are a collaboration, and your acting won't succeed if the lighting design doesn't succeed or sets don't succeed.