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Ethan Hawke on 'The Goldfinch': Springsteen Encounter Was Humiliating
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In Short: Actor Ethan Hawke revealed to USA Today that a chance encounter with Bruce Springsteen on the set of 'The Goldfinch' left him feeling humiliated.
Hawke, 55, was rehearsing on set when he encountered Springsteen in the hallways, an experience he described as uncomfortable.
The film, 'The Goldfinch,' follows Samuel Murphy, played by Hawke, as he navigates a perilous journey to freedom.
Hawke's love for music is evident in his work, with a notable scene in 'The Goldfinch' featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Call Me the Breeze.
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- “They’re rehearsing and you pass in the hallways and stuff,” Hawke tells USA TODAY.
- NEW YORK – After a perilous trek smuggling gold through the wilderness, Samuel Murphy ( Ethan Hawke ) is finally a free man.
- The film ends with the father-daughter duo driving off into the sunset to the tune of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s scorching toe-tapper “Call Me the Breeze.” Hawke, 55, is a lifelong fan of the Southern rock band, and he even appeared on a 2012 episode of “ The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson ” where they happened to be performing.
- Cale, before it was made famous by Lynyrd Skynyrd on the group's 1974 album “ Second Helping.” “It’s a period movie, so in a way, it’s really incongruous to play a Lynyrd Skynyrd song at the end of it,” Hawke says.
- “But I thought it worked perfectly.” Hawke’s affinity for music courses through many of his films.
Sources
- USA Todaylink