LOADING ERROR LOADING Maya Hawke is unfazed by the internet’s nepo baby discourse. In an interview with Britain’s Sunday Times , Hawke didn’t hold back from admitting that being the daughter of Hollywood stars Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke has played a role in her rise as an actor. When asked whether she thinks she “deserved” her success, Maya Hawke said she’s “comfortable” with “not deserving it.
” Advertisement “‘Deserves’ is a complicated word,” the “ Stranger Things ” actor said. “There are so many people who deserve to have this kind of life who don’t, but I think I’m comfortable with not deserving it and doing it anyway.” Hawke and her mother, Thurman, starred together in the comedy thriller “The Kill Room.
" Hawke recently shared that she's "comfortable" with "not deserving" the success she has gained from being Thurman and Ethan Hawke's daughter. WWD via Getty Images “And I know that my not doing it wouldn’t help anyone,” she continued. “I saw two paths when I was first starting, and one of them was: change your name, get a nose job and go to open casting roles.
” Hawke’s comments come nearly two years after the term “nepo baby” became the internet’s favorite buzzword following a 2022 article from New York magazine that highlighted an extensive list of famous people’s children who had successfully launched their own careers in the industry. Advertisement Hawke was one of the many children named in the article. T.