Overview
- In a Variety and CNN Actors on Actors conversation released December 11, Hawke said parts of his daughter’s upbringing were “really, really hard and complicated,” which he regrets.
- Hawke recalled recognizing at age four that Maya would be an artist, describing the arts as her safe place and saying he believed that path would save her life.
- He emphasized her early pull toward communication and performance, noting teachers once questioned her happiness during childhood.
- Hawke has maintained that he will not publicly discuss his 2005 divorce from Uma Thurman, citing a vow to his children.
- He has criticized casting choices based on social‑media followings rather than experience, as outlets contextualized his remarks about craft and career.