Spare a thought for Maya Thurman Hawke.
But Hollywood stories rarely run smooth, particularly for kids withtwofamous parents.
As she grew older, the similarities to her folks became more evident and not just in her looks.

1and2for her andBefore Sunsetfor him.
Son Levon followed in 2002.
Indeed, some of Maya’s earliest memories are from hanging out on film sets while her parents worked.

In Maya’s case, however, the opposite was true.
As she toldVogue, Thurman and Hawke ensured their offspring had as normal a childhood as possible.
I know what I’m getting into.

It’s to be expected, of course, from the daughter of bloodthirsty revenge-seekerThe Bride.
She’s evolved over the years from a tomboy to a modernAnnie Hallto… herself.
When it came to describing her own style evolution, Maya admitted there were many muses over the years.

“When I was in my early and mid-teens, my style changed constantly.
I guess the biggest way my style is changing is that it changes much less,” she explained.
The older she gets, the more Maya is concerned with just being Maya.

Hawke’s most prized element of the shoot was being on the road with a fellow creative.
“My favourite thing was driving around with the designer Wil Beedle.
The roads upstate are beautiful.

Hawke felt like she no longer deserved to be there.
As she explained toThe Telegraph, it isn’t about not caring necessarily but rather about self expression.
The theme of the event was “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.”

I have sometimes felt pressure to dress a certain way because of everyone else.
Shooting would overlap with her school schedule, and Juilliard has strict rules about absence.
She opened up toInterviewabout the difficult decision, and how she ultimately made it.

But my parents have shown me that’s not true.
Ultimately, I realized: the whole world can be your school.
And if that’s the case, why not start right now?”

As she explained toInterview,at first, the casting directors wouldn’t even see her for the lead.
“I was begging them to let me read for Jo.
As she toldThe Telegraph, she’s not glued to her phone.

“I’m interested in human contact.
I think phones have created a certain social incapacity; it’s made people socially deficient.
Or rather, the town of Hawkins.

Or lurking in the local cemetery.


