Between a kiss and a party, Gwyneth Paltrow ed Ethan Hawke they thus became friends well before finding each other on the set of Paradise lost. The actor was cast first, while Gwyneth was cast later. «We were already friends, and it was strange for both of usto be honest. I’m pretty proud of us,” Ethan Hawke recalled. Among the iconic scenes of Cuarón’s film, the scene of the kiss at the fountain in Central Park remained indelible, which Ethan Hawke wanted to joke about during the interview, drawing a parallel with Marty Supreme: «Kiss Timmy Chalamet in Central Park. Did you kiss him in the same place you kissed me?” In response, Gwyneth Paltrow bursts out laughing and replies: «No! Darling, never! I would never have done it. I would never have desecrated our place to kiss like that».
The friendship between Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke over the years
The pair of friends then joked about Ethan Hawke’s eating habitswith the actress and well-known health expert who asked her colleague: “Do you still eat at Taco Bell?”. The actor replied: «Okay, it’s really funny. When Gwyneth and I metmy idea of a special night was: ‘I got a part in a Broadway play, let’s go to Taco Bell!’” then he continues “I remember when I finished The Hottest State, my first novel, Gwyn asked me, ‘Well, what did you do when you finished?’. And I’m like, ‘I went to Taco Bell.’”
«It’s an illness» joked Gwyneth Paltrow, while Ethan Hawke took advantage of the anecdote to connect with a heartfelt reflection: «I think it’s amazing how we haven’t changed. I’m proud of it.” The actor continued: «We were two extremely idealistic young people, with a great vision of what we wanted to do and how we wanted to contribute. And we have never been ordinary. We have always been ourselves.” In conclusion of the chat, Paltrow added: “I think we’re fundamentally very similar. You know, we’ve had lives that have taken all sorts of turns, but I think we’ve both stayed true to ourselves and who we are.”
