Ethan Hawke: What accomplishment matters most to you?

The question

What accomplishment matters most to you?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Ethan Hawke

Actor, director and novelist

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Words like achievement make me want to puke.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2015 source ↗

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Phil Daniels English actor and singer

Still doing what I love.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2014 source ↗

Sam Ryder

People told us Eurovision was like a poisoned chalice – to have been part of an amazing team that worked on changing the attitudes around that is really cool.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 August 2023 source ↗

Robert Carlyle Scottish actor

Becoming an actor at all, considering my background.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗

Roger Allam English actor

I was very proud of doing Falstaff, because it seemed to go well.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2017 source ↗

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Question What has been most rewarding about being a parent? Relationships

I love being a father. I think there’s a great lie that we tell kids that pleasure creates happiness. Young people think: “Oh, if I get this, I’ll be happy.” But in a lot of ways it’s meeting your responsibilities that makes you happy. For me, I’ve just found that feeling like I’ve done a good job with the kids is a real source of happiness for me.

Recorded The Talks, 16 May 2012 source ↗