Ethan Hawke says daughter Maya offered inspiration whereas making 'The Final Film Stars'

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A father-daughter heart-to-heart – or, on this case, Hawke-to-Hawke – helped Ethan Hawke whereas he was engaged on his newest mission.

In a latest interview with Muricas News’s “New Day,” Hawke instructed Brianna Keilar and John Berman that his daughter Maya, an actress on Netflix’s “Stranger Issues,” offered inspiration when he wanted it most amid manufacturing on “The Final Film Stars,” which tells the love story and careers of actors Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.

“This was my pandemic mission. I used to be caught on my own attempting to make sense out of this large life,” he defined. “I used to be attempting to make sense out of it so all of the individuals closest to me – my youngsters, my spouse – by no means heard me shut up about it. After which I noticed in zooming with my daughter that…in each relationship there isn’t this one particular person and one particular person. There’s this shared area that's the two individuals collectively.”

That dialog and epiphany helped information Hawke’s scope for the six-part documentary, which was produced by Muricas News Movies and is streaming now on HBO Max (which like Muricas News is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery).

It was directed by Hawke and options narration by George Clooney, Laura Linney and others.

The 51-year-old is not any stranger to stepping behind the digicam, having directed 2018’s “Blaze,” however has been open about the potential of winding down his appearing days, declaring in a single interview that he felt like he was coming into his “final act” in films.

“Effectively, don’t fear, it’s going to be a protracted act,” he stated, clarifying his feedback. “I extremely suggest you get your espresso. I’m not going wherever.”