Now fully grown Ellar Coltrane, whom we all watched grow up in Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, gives a moving speech as he presents his movie parents Hawke and Arquette with the American Riviera Award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
Hawke also talks about Robin Williams, what it was like to work with him and that strange way certain people have of hiding inside the work:
Arquette and Hawke on the reaction to Boyhood:
Ethan Hawke on the whole awards experience, “it does feel like it’s really not happening.”
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Thanks sasha for posting these videos. Ellar was surprisingly articulate. Always a pleasure to hear ethan and patricia muse about their experiences of making this movie.
Kudos to Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane and their director, Richard Linklater, on not just making ”Boyhood,” but running this marathon of an Oscar campaign. Can any of us even imagine how many Q&As, meet-and-greets, panels, awards shows, etc., they’ve attended? Or how many times they’ve been asked the same questions over and over? I can only guess that they’ve spent much more time promoting the movie than actually making it. Granted, it’s for a labor of love and I’m sure they’re grateful for the acclaim, but it still must take its toll. And that would hold true for their colleagues in awards season. That fact that Ethan Hawke can still find thoughtful things about ”Boyhood” is a tribute to the film and his fortitude. At least they’re coming into the homestretch!