“My dad has been a massive teacher for me, and we want to work together.
We like being with each other.”
Maya Hawkeis well aware of the nepo baby conversations that will follow her and dadEthan Hawke’s upcoming filmWildcat.
Maya Hawke and Ethan Hawke.Vivien Killilea/Getty Images
“But the internet doesn’t have a lot of nuances.
My dad has been a massive teacher for me, and we want to work together.
We like being with each other.”
“If someone wants to criticize us for working together, that’s totally fair,” Ethan added.
“You have to let people have their opinion.
You just have to attempt to do a good job when you’re onstage.”
Still, Ethan maintained thatWildcatwas all Maya’s idea.
“Put simply, I’m a nepo dad!”
“And I’m not embarrassed about it.”
(She’ll alsostar opposite mom Uma Thurmanin the upcoming crime thrillerThe Kill Roomlater this month.)
It’s different than if she were 17.
This movie is being financed because she’s in it, not because I’m directing."
“Well,” Maya noted, “a little bit of both.”
