I love Katharine Hepburn. I love Liesl in ‘The Sound of Music.’ I love Julie Andrews. I love Audrey Hepburn. Maya Hawke Read Quote
I was Jenny in ‘Jenny and the School for Cats’ when I was five years old. That was my first big break. Then I got to play the Artful Dodger in ‘Oliver Twist,’ and that was the most fun I’ve ever had. Maya Hawke Read Quote
I was diagnosed with dyslexia in third grade and had gone to a special school for it and then left the school. I’d learned to read and write, but it was still a real struggle for me, as it is to this day. Maya Hawke Read Quote
It’s difficult to always have to be contextualized within the careers of your parents, and it’s difficult not to feel like you can stand alone, but hopefully I’ll earn the ability to stand alone over time. Maya Hawke Read Quote
I’ve become a little immune to the gazes of strangers because it’s been a part of my life for so long. Maya Hawke Read Quote
My family is really supportive. We fight, and we talk, and we lie, and we tell the truth – not usually in that order – and I really enjoy growing with them and fostering that dynamic. Maya Hawke Read Quote
As an actor on a film, you have no control over the final product – your job is to make a director’s vision come true. So, you need to have total faith in them and add your own creativity and opinions and energy, but you have to really give over responsibility, and sometimes that can feel terrifying. Maya Hawke Read Quote
The thing about acting that’s unlike any other art form is that it’s collaborative; directing and acting are a collaboration, and your acting won’t succeed if the lighting design doesn’t succeed or sets don’t succeed. Maya Hawke Read Quote
If I wanted to do the same thing every day, I would have gone into a different profession. Maya Hawke Read Quote
One thing I’ve learned from my parents and from observing all the artists I’ve been lucky enough to grow up around is that you’ve got to be brave. Maya Hawke Read Quote
