Ethan Hawke on artistic ambition and his new film ‘Blaze’

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Ethan Hawke on artistic ambition and his new film ‘Blaze’

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Published on Sep 24, 2018, 9:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:28:31

Episode Description

As a teenager, Ethan Hawke had a breakout role in ‘Dead Poets Society.’ Hawke’s agents said they could make him into a huge star, and they were not thrilled when Hawke said he had something else in mind. Hawke tells us about pushing back against uberagent Michael Ovitz, marching to his own drumbeat and about directing his newest movie, ‘Blaze,’ a drama on the life of country singer-songwriter Blaze Foley.

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