"When Maya Hawke (aka a nepo baby that we like) talks about growing up in Hollywood as the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, you tune in. This time, on Amy Poehler's Good Hang podcast, Maya was asked if her mom had any advice about working with director Quentin Tarantino. "Keep your shoes on," she said. Gotta love that wholesome motherly advice!"
"Hawke, who made her film debut in Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2019, reflected on her audition in Jay Glennie's new book, The Making of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. "I knew that Quentin was going to be there, and I have known him my whole life. But, of course, in the room that day, he was very different, you know? He wasn't, like, kooky Uncle Quentin-he was in serious mode.""
Maya Hawke revealed that Uma Thurman's advice for working with Quentin Tarantino was to keep her shoes on. The advice references a longstanding Hollywood rumor about Tarantino's preference for women's bare feet in films, evident in titles like Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, and Inglorious Basterds. Hawke made her film debut in Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and described Tarantino as more serious during her audition than the familiar 'Uncle Quentin' persona. The foot-focused motif has become a recurring bit in industry conversation, even prompting jokes from co-stars such as Brad Pitt about Tarantino's propensity to spotlight actresses' feet.
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