Ahead of their 11th movie together, the actor and director discuss musicals, the legacy of Philip Seymour Hoffman and what being bald and 5ft tall does to your flirting skills ‘I like this, it’s good,” Ethan Hawke tells Richard Linklater, midway through a lively digression that has already hopped from politics to the Beatles to the late films of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/dec/01/5">John Huston</a>. “What’s good?” asks Linklater. “All of this,” says Hawke, by which he means the London hotel suite with its coffee table, couch and matching upholstered armchairs; the whole chilly machinery of the international press junket. “I like that we get to spend a couple of days in a room,” he says. “It feels like a continuation of the same conversation we’ve been having for the past 32 years.”It’s all about the conversation with Linklater and Hawke. The two men like to talk; often the talk sparks a film. The director and actor first met backstage at a play in 1993 (“Sophistry, by Jon Marc Sherman,” says Linklater) and wound up chatting until dawn. The talk laid the ground for what would eventually become <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/30/before-sunrise-review-richard-linklater-ethan-hawke-julie-delpy">Before Sunrise</a>, a star-crossed romance that channelled an off-screen bromance as it sent Hawke and Julie Delpy wandering around mid-90s Vienna, walking and talking and stopping to kiss. “Yeah, that was the moment. That set the tone,” says Linklater, remembering. “Meeting Ethan backstage, then flying out to Vienna.” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/28/ethan-hawke-and-richard-linklater-on-blue-moon">Continue reading...</a>

أجرى إيثان هوك وريتشارد لينكلاتر مناقشة صريحة قبل تعاونهم الحادي عشر، حيث تناولوا مواضيع متنوعة مثل المسرحيات الموسيقية وتأثير فيليب سيمور هوفمان وتجارب شخصية تتعلق بمظهرهم الجسدي. تعكس هذه المحادثة علاقتهما المهنية الطويلة ورحلتهما الإبداعية المشتركة على مدار 32 عامًا.

Ethan Hawke y Richard Linklater mantuvieron una conversación sincera antes de su undécima colaboración, tocando diversos temas como los musicales, la influencia de Philip Seymour Hoffman y experiencias personales relacionadas con su apariencia física. La conversación refleja su larga relación profesional y su viaje creativo compartido durante 32 años.

Ethan Hawke et Richard Linklater ont eu une discussion franche avant leur 11e collaboration, abordant divers sujets tels que les comédies musicales, l'influence de Philip Seymour Hoffman et des expériences personnelles liées à leur apparence physique. Cette conversation reflète leur relation professionnelle de longue date et leur parcours créatif commun de 32 ans.

Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater engaged in a candid discussion ahead of their 11th collaboration, touching on various topics including musicals, the influence of Philip Seymour Hoffman, and personal experiences related to their physical appearances. The conversation reflects their long-standing professional relationship and shared creative journey over 32 years.

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