"Hawke, who voices the character Anxiety in Disney-Pixar's 2024 film "Inside Out 2," told Poehler, who voices the character Joy in both "Inside Out" movies, that "anxiety might be the defining emotion of our time." Her comment came during a discussion about what she had learned from playing the frazzled orange character in the blockbuster sequel, which earned more than $1.67 billion at the global box office to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time."
"Hawke, the Gen Z daughter of iconic Gen X actors Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, explained how portraying Anxiety fundamentally shifted her relationship with her own anxious thoughts. "I think with like the joy-anxiety relationship, it taught me a lot about showing love to that part of myself," Hawke said. "And that is all actually a way to calm it down: inviting it into the conversation.""
Maya Hawke voices the character Anxiety in Disney-Pixar's 2024 film Inside Out 2 and characterizes anxiety as possibly the defining emotion of the current era. Portraying Anxiety shifted her relationship with her own anxious thoughts, teaching her to show love to that part of herself and to invite it into conversation as a calming strategy. Hawke emphasizes giving anxiety a "comfy chair" as a metaphor for acceptance. Inside Out 2 became the highest-grossing animated film ever, earning more than $1.67 billion globally. Recent research shows nearly half of Gen Z report frequent anxiety, with 47% of those aged 12 to 26 often or always feeling anxious.
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