"I felt like I had to quit being an artist and get a real job," he says. "The economy had just dropped out in 2008." The actor has fallen back in love with the theater, but his first foray into television didn't go as planned. He's now working on Good Lord Bird at HBO.
From the profound experience of making “Dead Poets Society” to the “Before” trilogy and his marvelous new book, Ethan Hawke discusses a life spent celebrating creativity in its many forms.