Maya Hawke

“My family is really supportive. We fight, and we talk, and we lie, and we tell the truth - not usually in that order - and I really enjoy growing with them and fostering that dynamic.”

“I really struggled, growing up, with reading and writing. I had a hard time to do that, but I was really passionate about storytelling and about books.”

“I would recommend any young person who wants to be an actor to go and get some training.”

“In my living room, I was always playing guitar and writing songs and singing them. My dad and I would always sing together - only for friends and family, but always since I was a little girl.”

“I was diagnosed with dyslexia in third grade and had gone to a special school for it and then left the school. I'd learned to read and write, but it was still a real struggle for me, as it is to this day.”

“I'm not super aware of what's the coolest thing and what everybody's doing or listening to or watching at any given time.”

“I keep a diary because I love this writer, David Sedaris, and he writes a lot about his diary, and he inspired me to keep one.”

“Eventually, I realized that there was only so much that I could put in the way of my happiness, and acting made me happier than anything else.”

“I think valuing what your body can do over how your body looks is the No. 1 advice I would give to young women about how to have healthy body image. It's not, 'Do these pants fit?' It's 'Can I do a split?'”

“Sometimes the world will tell you that you do what you do for a different reason than your reason. And if you let them convince you that that's your reason, it will become your reason, and you will lose track of yourself.”

“I have definitely emulated my mom's style more than anyone's. But that may be mostly to do with how often I steal her clothing.”

“It's difficult to always have to be contextualized within the careers of your parents, and it's difficult not to feel like you can stand alone, but hopefully I'll earn the ability to stand alone over time.”

“I'm not particularly interested in my phone. I'm interested in human contact. I think phones have created a certain social incapacity; it's made people socially deficient.”

“Men should be able to see themselves in female characters and female strength, just as much as women are able to see themselves in male characters.”

“I'm very open-minded.”

“I was given a new coat as a high school graduation gift.”

“Viola Davis, Patti Smith, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Julianne Moore. I could go on forever listing names. However... my greatest inspirations have, without a doubt, been my teachers, friends, and family.”

“It can't be articulated enough, that feminism means the desire to have equality between men and women. I believe that, and I act on those beliefs by going to marches and making a difference where I can.”

“I'm a real nature girl, and I love the Earth.”

“In the first two projects I've worked on professionally, I've been doing ensemble work with other young women, which I think is pretty cool. And they both were directed by and written by women. It's been a wonderful experience of real ensemble support and women lifting each other up, and I feel really lucky for that.”