Maya Hawke.Maya Hawkeis opening up about her pursuit to become an actress with two famous parents.Maya, who is the daughter ofEthan HawkeandUma Thurman, recently spoke toThe Guardianabout seeking her parents' approval of her acting career, sharing that they were cautious early on.“They were wary of the public life side of acting and the difficulties of that. They also tried to protect me from falling into acting,” Maya, 23, said in an interview with the outlet published Sunday. “They wanted to ensure I had a strong enough backbone, my own passion for it and work ethic. They didn’t want to cart me along every red carpet or have me do bit-parts in their movies.““Once I was old enough, and it was clear they were my choices, they were very supportive,” she said.Maya broke into acting as Jo March in the 2017 miniseriesLittle Women. In 2019, she had a role in Quentin Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywood. Tarantino also directed her mother inKill Bill Vols 1and2.When asked if she’d like to inherit her mother’s role inKill Bill Vol 3, Maya said, “There are always rumors about that.“Uma Thurman and Maya Hawke.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty"Quentin is on his own darn schedule,” she said. “He’ll do what he wants when he damn well wants. But I’ve known him my whole life and if he ever wanted to work with me again, of course I would love to.“Maya revealed she is currently working on a Wes Anderson film.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I’m currently in Spain shootingAsteroid City, which is very exciting,” Maya said. “I’m the biggest fan of his work so it’s a dream come true.“Maya and Ethan Hawke.Bruce Glikas/FilmMagicIn May, the actress told PEOPLE “there was no moment” in which she decided to do acting as a career.“I was always just doing school plays and acting camp over the summer,” she said. “I guess it clicked for me that I wanted to do it professionally was when I realized that there were no school plays for adults. The happiest place in the world for me was on set or on stage.““I feel so lucky to get to participate,” Hawke added. “I love this business. I love movies. I love art. I love it so much.”
Maya Hawke.
Maya Hawkeis opening up about her pursuit to become an actress with two famous parents.Maya, who is the daughter ofEthan HawkeandUma Thurman, recently spoke toThe Guardianabout seeking her parents' approval of her acting career, sharing that they were cautious early on.“They were wary of the public life side of acting and the difficulties of that. They also tried to protect me from falling into acting,” Maya, 23, said in an interview with the outlet published Sunday. “They wanted to ensure I had a strong enough backbone, my own passion for it and work ethic. They didn’t want to cart me along every red carpet or have me do bit-parts in their movies.““Once I was old enough, and it was clear they were my choices, they were very supportive,” she said.Maya broke into acting as Jo March in the 2017 miniseriesLittle Women. In 2019, she had a role in Quentin Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywood. Tarantino also directed her mother inKill Bill Vols 1and2.When asked if she’d like to inherit her mother’s role inKill Bill Vol 3, Maya said, “There are always rumors about that.“Uma Thurman and Maya Hawke.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty"Quentin is on his own darn schedule,” she said. “He’ll do what he wants when he damn well wants. But I’ve known him my whole life and if he ever wanted to work with me again, of course I would love to.“Maya revealed she is currently working on a Wes Anderson film.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I’m currently in Spain shootingAsteroid City, which is very exciting,” Maya said. “I’m the biggest fan of his work so it’s a dream come true.“Maya and Ethan Hawke.Bruce Glikas/FilmMagicIn May, the actress told PEOPLE “there was no moment” in which she decided to do acting as a career.“I was always just doing school plays and acting camp over the summer,” she said. “I guess it clicked for me that I wanted to do it professionally was when I realized that there were no school plays for adults. The happiest place in the world for me was on set or on stage.““I feel so lucky to get to participate,” Hawke added. “I love this business. I love movies. I love art. I love it so much.”
Maya Hawkeis opening up about her pursuit to become an actress with two famous parents.
Maya, who is the daughter ofEthan HawkeandUma Thurman, recently spoke toThe Guardianabout seeking her parents' approval of her acting career, sharing that they were cautious early on.
“They were wary of the public life side of acting and the difficulties of that. They also tried to protect me from falling into acting,” Maya, 23, said in an interview with the outlet published Sunday. “They wanted to ensure I had a strong enough backbone, my own passion for it and work ethic. They didn’t want to cart me along every red carpet or have me do bit-parts in their movies.”
“Once I was old enough, and it was clear they were my choices, they were very supportive,” she said.
Maya broke into acting as Jo March in the 2017 miniseriesLittle Women. In 2019, she had a role in Quentin Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywood. Tarantino also directed her mother inKill Bill Vols 1and2.
When asked if she’d like to inherit her mother’s role inKill Bill Vol 3, Maya said, “There are always rumors about that.”
Uma Thurman and Maya Hawke.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty
“Quentin is on his own darn schedule,” she said. “He’ll do what he wants when he damn well wants. But I’ve known him my whole life and if he ever wanted to work with me again, of course I would love to.”
Maya revealed she is currently working on a Wes Anderson film.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“I’m currently in Spain shootingAsteroid City, which is very exciting,” Maya said. “I’m the biggest fan of his work so it’s a dream come true.”
Maya and Ethan Hawke.Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic
In May, the actress told PEOPLE “there was no moment” in which she decided to do acting as a career.
“I was always just doing school plays and acting camp over the summer,” she said. “I guess it clicked for me that I wanted to do it professionally was when I realized that there were no school plays for adults. The happiest place in the world for me was on set or on stage.”
“I feel so lucky to get to participate,” Hawke added. “I love this business. I love movies. I love art. I love it so much.”
source: people.com
