"I really love my family. The more independence that I get and the more freedom that I have, the more..." — Maya Hawke

I've never been interested in a career in modelling, I was interested in my independence. When I was in school, modelling was what I needed to reach independence without having to leave.

Eventually, I realized that there was only so much that I could put in the way of my happiness, and acting made me happier than anything else.

I was given a new coat as a high school graduation gift.

As an actor on a film, you have no control over the final product - your job is to make a director's vision come true. So, you need to have total faith in them and add your own creativity and opinions and energy, but you have to really give over responsibility, and sometimes that can feel terrifying.