>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME ETHAN HAWKE!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> WOW!
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, I'LL BITE.
YOU'VE GOT A WILCO T-SHIRT ON.
ARE YOU A FAN OR ARE YOU LOOKING TO BE IN THE BAND?
>> WELL, NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT-- NO, I'M A FAN.
I GOT THE CHANCE-- I MADE A VERY STRANGE, WEIRD MOVIE WHEN I WAS
YOUNGER CALLED "CHELSEA WALLS," A MOVIE--
( APPLAUSE ) IT'S, LIKE, THE FOUR PEOPLE WHO
EVER SAW IT.
BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN, AND THE MOVIE HAS KIND OF NO NARRATIVE.
IT'S A WEIRD, STRANGE POEM OF A MOVIE.
AND I ASKED WHAT JEFF TWEEDY DID THE THE SCORE AND HE DID A
MAGNIFICENT JOB.
IF THERE'S A REASON TO SEE THE MOVIE, HE DID THE SCORE AND
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SCENES KRIS KRISTOFFERSON WAS IN IT.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU DIRECT THE MOVIE?
>> I DID.
I RAN A THEATER COMPANY WHEN I WAS A KID.
>> Stephen: HOW YOUNG?
>> "DEAD POETS SOCIETY "CAME OUT WHEN I WAS 18 AND I DROPPED OUT
OF COLLEGE AND MY MOM WAS CRYING AND CRYING AND SAID, "YOU WON'T
DO ANYTHING USEFUL IN YOUR LIFE."
I SAID, "NO, I'LL START A THEATER COMPANY."
>> Stephen: AND YOUR MOM SAID, "WHY NOT GO FOR THE BIG MONEY
AND BE A POET."
>> YEAH, KNOWING MY MOM SHE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WAS
PRETTY NEAT.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
WAS YOUR MOM KIND OF ARTIE AND SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR CAREER?
>> YOU SAY THAT KIND OF MEAN.
>> Stephen: NO, MY MOSMS KIND OF ARTIE AND SUPPORTIVE OF MY
CAREER.
>> MY MOTHER THOUGHT ALAN GINSBERG SHOULD BE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
YEAH, SO SHE DID THINK IT WAS A PRETTY WORTHWHILE CAREER, AND
WHAT ACTUALLY OF A LOT OF HELP TO ME.
THE MONEY I MADE FROM "DEAD POETS SOCIETY "AND I REPRESENTED
A THEATER FOR THREE MONTHS.
>> Stephen: HERE IN THE CITY?
>> THE FIRST TIME WE DIDN'T RENT FOR WHAT LONG, AND I DIDN'T EVEN
KNOW WHAT PLAY I WAS GOING TO DO BUT I STARTED TO MAKE FRIENDS
AND PUT IT ON.
>> Stephen: IT WAS THE SANFORD MEISSNER THEATER.
>> HE HAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES ABOUT ACT OF ALL TIME.
HE WISHED IT WAS AS HARD ADD TIGHT-ROPE WALKING SO ALL THE
PHONY ( BLEEP ) WOULD FALL TO THE GROUND AND DIE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NICE.
HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE I'M GOING TO FALL OFF THIS ROPE AT
ANY MINUTE?
I HAVE FALLEN OFF THE ROPE.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: OH, OKAY.
PAINFUL?
>> VERY PAINFUL.
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU START WHEN YOU'RE 18-- I'M NOT REALLY
JOKING.
I HAD TO LEARN IN FRONT OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW.
SO I WAS FALLING ON MY ASS AWE TIME.
>> Stephen: WAS THERE, LIKE AIR, MOST PAINFUL EXPERIENCE FOR
YOU THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW?
( LAUGHTER ) >> PEOPLE DON'T REALLY-- YOU
THINK PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR PAINFUL EXPERIENCES BUT --
>> DO YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HIS PAINFUL EXPERIENCE?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> ALL RIGHT, WELL, I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD PUT MY FEET UP ON THE
COUCH.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, ETHAN, LET'S FOLLOW THAT FEELING.
WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?
>> WELL, ALL RIGHT.
>> Stephen: AND HOW DOES IT RELATE TO YOUR ARTSY MOTHER?
NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT I WILL ASK YOU THIS, I WILL ASK
YOU THIS BEFORE YOU GET TO YOUR PAINFUL EXPERIENCE.
ARE YOU REALLY GETTING A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD OR
DID YOU GET A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD?
>> I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
>> Stephen: IT'S A YES OR NO QUESTION, SIR.
BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE A LAWYER PRESENT.
>> I'M FINDING YOUR QUESTIONS SCARY.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU GET A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD?
>> DI.
>> Stephen: HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> I'M 45 YEARS OLD.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE 45 YEARS OLD.
ARE YOU-- IS THERE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENING TO YOU?
>> I KNOW, RIGHT.
>> Stephen: WHEN YOU GET A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD-- WHO
GAVE IT TO YOU.
>> THERE IS A FILM FESTIVAL IN SAN SEBASTIAN WHICH HAS A LONG
LEGACY OF CELEBRATING FILM, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE LIST OF
PEOPLE WHO WASN'T AWARD, GREGORY PECK, SEAN PENN, DENZEL
WASHINGTON, MERYL STREEP.
THE LIST GOES ON FOR 50 YEARS ASK IT'S INCREDIBLE.
THEY OFFERED IT TO ME, AND I FELT LIKE I HAD TO ACCEPT.
MY WIFE FELT LIKE IT WAS A DEATH SENTENCE.
>> Stephen: I'M NOT SAYING YOU DON'T DESERVE IT BUT YOU'RE ONLY
45 YEARS OLD.
BUT LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT THEY PUT YOU OUT TO PASTURE,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOU'RE DOING SIX FILMS THIS YEAR, REPORT YOU?
>> I'M DOING SIX THIS MONTH, PAL.
I DON'T WANT TO DIE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.
I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE THE END.
>> Stephen: "DON'T WANT TO DIE."
WELL, SEE IF YOU CAN STAY ALIVE FOR TWO MINUTE.
TWO SECONDS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GO TO COMMERCIAL AND THEN WE'LL
BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE ETHAN HAWKE.