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Actor, writer, director, and all-around storyteller Ethan Hawke is an advocate for truthfulness in both art and life. Although wary of giving advice, he provides plenty in his thoughtful \u201cIn the Envelope\u201d interview: get out of your head and into your gut, study the work of artists you admire, use auditions as opportunities to exceed your comfort zone, and more. The more holistically one approaches a career in the arts, he says, the better. \u201cBut more essential to that is, most of us are only as good as our opportunities. And when the opportunities aren\u2019t there, you have to search for ways to articulate your love...to make your imagination manifest.\u201d\n\nBorn in Texas and raised in New York and New Jersey, Ethan has been producing intensely honest work since his teenaged breakout roles in \u201cExplorers\u201d and \u201cDead Poets Society.\u201d He\u2019s appeared before or behind the camera in \u201cReality Bites,\u201d \u201cGattaca,\u201d \u201cThe Hottest State,\u201d Blumhouse Productions films, \u201cFirst Reformed,\u201d \u201cBlaze,\u201d and \u201cTesla,\u201d to name a few. One of the few artists to be Academy Award\u2013nominated for both acting (for \u201cTraining Day\u201d and \u201cBoyhood\u201d) and writing (for \u201cBefore Sunset\u201d and \u201cBefore Midnight,\u201d two of several collaborations with fellow filmmaker Richard Linklater), Ethan is also a Tony-nominated New York theater veteran, arts philanthropist, and political activist. This year he starred in the New Group\u2019s \u201cWaiting for Godot\u201d and produced, co-wrote, and earned a SAG Award nod as John Brown on Showtime\u2019s limited series \u201cThe Good Lord Bird.\u201d Read his 2018 Backstage cover story here: https://bit.ly/3eGQm2K\n---\nBackstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage\u2019s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today\u2019s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. This is your guide to every aspect of acting, from voiceover and commercial work to casting directors, agents, and more. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made, to personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Jack Smart, Awards Editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ\n\nFollow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media:\n- https://www.facebook.com/backstage\n- https://www.twitter.com/backstage\n- https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope\n- https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast\n\nLooking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe\nBrowse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e\nCheck out our community-driven virtual programming, The Slate: https://bit.ly/2WDNXf0\nBackstage stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement: https://bit.ly/3cuMBt5\n\nSpecial thanks to...\n- Host: Jack Smart\n- Producer: Jamie Muffett\n- Social media: Katie Minard, Alysa Cirelli\n- Design: Mark Stinson, Caitlin Watkins\n- Additional support: Christine McKenna-Tirella, Kasey Howe, Samantha Sherlock, Benjamin Lindsay, Oriella St. Louis