Ethan Hawke just admitted to filming blue moon It was “rewarding” but also difficult.
The 54-year-old actor worked with director Richard Linklater for the ninth time on the film, in which he plays iconic composer Lorenz Hart, and the filmmaker continued to pressure the star to “disappear” into his character.
Ethan said Variety: “What Rick really wanted me to do was disappear. After a take, my way of criticizing, Rick would say, ‘I saw you.’ And every time he saw me, he would throw away what I was doing. It was frustrating and difficult. And rewarding. Almost like they were asking me, ‘Can you build this cabinet with those five tools?'”
He Childhood The star was inspired by his early days in the New York theater scene for the role because he could see similarities between his character and his mentors at the time.
He said: “I got my education in theater from older gay men. These were smart men like Larry (Hart). He’s a writer and a lover of life and he has demons and he’s in society at a time when being gay was more of an issue.
“I met people like Larry Hart, with that extreme depth of feeling, perception and insight. They knew everything about theater, much like monks treat the Bible,” Ethan added.
“And if you have a mentor who is gay, you are aware, at least supportive, that he has spent a lot of his life in the closet. I recognized that in Larry and it’s heartbreaking,” he said.
“But I also have this person inside me. And Rick knew it. And I knew he was excited for this moment at bat. This is a role that is outside my comfort zone, but I know this guy. I’ve played a lot of different characters, but in some ways, Larry is the one closest to my heart,” concluded Ethan Hawke.
