Ethan Hawke isn’t embarrassed about being Maya Hawke’s “Nepo-Dad” or directing sex scenes

The father-daughter duo sat down in the interview diversitywho is authorized by a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement to speak out about her new film, nepotism, sex scenes and even her father’s embarrassing, viral story rihanna flirting moment. “Family shame” or “Family pride”?

Obviously that is stranger things Taking on a lead role in a feature film directed by her father will reignite the ongoing ‘Nepo baby’ debate. Although both actors share the moniker, it seems they wear it a little differently.

“Put simply, I’m a Nepo dad!” Ethan told Variety. “I’m not embarrassed.”

Of course, for Maya, the issue is a little more nuanced, considering she’s who people say has an unfair advantage and a head start in the industry. Maya recognizes both.

She said she had “moments of uncertainty” about the subject while filming with her famous father, “but the internet doesn’t know a lot of nuances. My dad was a great teacher for me and we want to work together. We like being together.”

“If someone wants to criticize us for working together, that’s perfectly fair,” Ethan added. “You have to let people speak their mind. You just have to try to do a good job when you’re on stage.”

As noted by Us weeklyMaya has previously opened up about the perks her famous people have given her – she’s the daughter of Ethan and Uma Thurman. she said Rolling Stone In 2022, she knows her lineage will “get her opportunities for free,” but she still needs to “keep working and do a good job.”

“If you do a bad job, the opportunities go away,” she explained. “That’s my ethos.”

Don’t expect the family to bring their fame to the big screen, though, because it doesn’t sound like Maya thinks they have what it takes. In the Variety chat, she described them as the “boring indie Kardashians.” Ethan and Uma were married from 1998 to 2005 and also have a son together, Levon.

She also teased her father about a viral incident that predated nearly a decade, when Ethan was caught switching seats with Levon at the 2015 NBA All-Star Game so he could have a chat with Rihanna.

“I got caught openly flirting with Rihanna,” Ethan laughed in the new interview, to which his daughter quickly corrected him, “Open.” attempt to flirt.” However, when he laughed that it was “a shame on the family,” Maya insisted, “It’s family pride.” She’s proud of him for trying, even when it didn’t work out.

In her latest project, Maya portrays Flanner O’Connor Wild cat. She has a myriad of roles in the film, including O’Connor and half a dozen other characters from her short stories. Some of these character stories include sex scenes.

While the “Nepo Baby” element may seem odd to some, Ethan said he has no issues guiding his daughter in these intimate encounters. In fact, it was her co-stars he was more worried about.

“We had to take care of Rafael [Casal] and cooper [Hoffman]”Ethan said. “I think it was strange for her. We we felt so good about it. I do not care at all.

Echoing her father’s indifference to the scenes, Maya noted that there were intimacy coordinators on set for the boys “to make them feel safe and comfortable and not feel like they were being spied on…”

“–by some creepy father,” Ethan interjected.

The role was exciting for both Hawkes because, as Ethan noted, “young actresses very rarely get the opportunity to be brilliant, complicated, mean, sexual, asexual. Making films about imperfect women is difficult.”

Written, directed and produced by Ethan Hawke. Maya Hawke is the lead actress and executive producer Wild cat. The Flannery O’Connor biopic had its world premiere on September 1st at the Telluride Film Festival.