Ethan Hawke Quotes
We're fascinated by things that scare us, and one of the things that scares us is violence. Violence exists. It's a real part of our lives. We are obsessed with what we're scared of, but it certainly doesn't define us.
Quotes to Explore
-
Everybody wants to laugh - you know that. They need to laugh... people need to laugh.
-
It's hard to look inside a person to answer a question about why anybody wants to be president. I suppose a combination of ambition, ego, and a real feeling that he could make a difference and could accomplish some things. All you ever had to do for Jimmy Carter was to tell him something was impossible, and he would usually do it.
-
I wanted to pay tribute to my musical influences: Buffalo Springfield, Lightfoot, the Beatles, the Hollies.
-
Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.
-
Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age.
-
To be able to make decisions and see them come to fruition and feel the excitement around them, what it generates within the company, how the artists get motivated - that's the most rewarding part; feeling I can be a catalyst for an artistic experience for our artists and for the public.
-
I didn't really like reading much before I did 'The Golden Compass'. But then my teacher told me to read it. And I thought, 'Oh God, I'm going to have to read a whole book by myself!' It's not that I couldn't read, it's just that I didn't really like books very much. But the book that she lent me I really enjoyed.
-
I remember speaking to a sheik who came back into the political system in late 2008, laid down his arms. His troops became part of the Sons of Iraq, the so-called Sunni Awakening.
-
I was born free.
-
I know what my job is: I write the songs, I sing them, I play them on the piano.
-
Helmet was joined to helmet, and spear to spear, and jewels, baggage, and elephants without number went with them, and you would have said it was a host that none could understand.
-
If you could go back and change things, you might not be the person you are right now.
-
A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds.
-
Try everything with an open heart, looking to fall in love.
-
I would have been miserable in college. I always hated school.
-
Paul Krugman is a danger to society!
-
Of course the death of Geoffrey has caused a lot of trauma to me generally.
-
Politics is a game of compromise.
-
I was 28 before I started putting on productions. I got in the back door by doing fringe shows and a lot of assisting, and I learned on the job. There weren't many female directors when I was starting out. I slowly gained confidence and understanding of the theater, but on my own terms.
-
It’s been a long, long time since I seen your face. Take that loaded gun away.
-
The bikini waxing, after we go there you can't turn back.
-
We are not going to deal with the violence in our communities, our homes, and our nation, until we learn to deal with the basic ethic of how we resolve our disputes and to place an emphasis on peace in the way we relate to one another.
-
We're fascinated by things that scare us, and one of the things that scares us is violence. Violence exists. It's a real part of our lives. We are obsessed with what we're scared of, but it certainly doesn't define us.
