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Ethan Hawke's Reading List

The author, most recently, of “Rules for a Knight,” says the best book about acting, indirectly at least, is “The Dude and the Zen Master,” by Jeff Bridges and his Zen teacher, Bernie Glassman.

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By the Book: Ethan Hawke (2015)

NYT By the Book column (2015-12-03).

Source: www.nytimes.com

The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs
Greil Marcus · Buy on Amazon
""The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs," by Greil Marcus, was also pretty great."
Cover of Three Day Road
Three Day Road
Joseph Boyden · Buy on Amazon
"I love Joseph Boyden — "Three Day Road" was a punch to the gut."
The Dude and the Zen Master
Jeff Bridges · Buy on Amazon
"The best is "The Dude and the Zen Master," co-written by Jeff Bridges and his Zen teacher, Bernie Glassman. They get at what I love most about my profession."
Cover of Blessings in Disguise
Blessings in Disguise
Alec Guinness · Buy on Amazon
"There are great memoirs: Alec Guinness's "Blessings in Disguise," and Olivier's "On Acting.""
On Acting
Laurence Olivier · Buy on Amazon
"There are great memoirs: Alec Guinness's "Blessings in Disguise," and Olivier's "On Acting.""
All I Need Is Love
Klaus Kinski · Buy on Amazon
"The clear winner, though, is Klaus Kinski's "All I Need Is Love." Flip to any page and you will read about nervous breakdowns, scandalizing sex with ravishing people or some horrible anecdote about Werner Herzog."
Cover of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain · Buy on Amazon
"I'm a sucker for "Huckleberry Finn." It's a rare book that can be so profound, political, incendiary and funny."
Once They Moved Like the Wind
David Roberts · Buy on Amazon
"Whenever I dig into the true history of the Native American experience, my body wants to convulse in anger."
The Animal Family
Randall Jarrell · Buy on Amazon
"Randall Jarrell's "The Animal Family" was read to me, and I've read it to my kids. That's the gold standard."
Youngblood Hawke
Herman Wouk · Buy on Amazon
""Youngblood Hawke," by Herman Wouk. My mother loved the book, and when she met a boy with the same last name as the protagonist, she fell instantly in love. That had a big impact on my life."
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey · Buy on Amazon
"My hero is Randle Patrick McMurphy from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." "At least I tried!""

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