Maya Hawke says she was chosen “for reasons of favoritism” toward Tarantino

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Maya Hawke addressed the “nepo baby” phenomenon head-on, saying that the reason she was chosen for a major movie role was entirely for “nepotism reasons.”

Hawke, the daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, was portrayed by Quentin Tarantino in his 2019 film. Once upon a time…in Hollywood. Hawke played Flower Child, a follower of Charles Manson, and at the time she gave an interview saying she had auditioned for the role.

Now she said Times of London She was mocked for saying that, and said: “I never meant to suggest that I didn’t get the role for reasons of nepotism – I think I did just that.”

She added that Tarantino deliberately added her to the cast, which also included Margaret Qualley (daughter of Andie MacDowell) and Rumer Willis (daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis), and that he was making an effort to “cast a lot of young Hollywood.” ”

When asked if she thought her famous children deserved these kinds of opportunities, Hawke said:

“‘Deserving’ is a complicated word. There are a lot of people who deserve this kind of life who don’t, but I guess I’m comfortable with not deserving it and doing it anyway. And I know that not doing it won’t help anyone. I’ve seen Two paths when I first started, and one of them was: change your name, get a nose job, and go into open acting roles.

“It’s okay to be made fun of when you’re in the rarefied air. It’s a lucky place to be in. My relationships with my parents are really honest and positive, and that supersedes anything anyone can say about that.”

Hawke recently worked with her on-screen parents. Played opposite Thurman in Murder roomAnd he starred WildcatA biographical film about writer Flannery O’Connor, directed by Ethan Hawke.