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Give yourself permission to be creative

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Reflecting on moments that shaped his life, actor Ethan Hawke examines how courageous expression promotes healing and connection with one another -- and invites you to discover your own unabashed creativity. "There is no path till you walk it," he says.

Reflecting on moments that shaped his life, actor Ethan Hawke examines how courageous expression promotes healing and connection with one another -- and invites you to discover your own unabashed creativity. "There is no path till you walk it," he says.

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Ethan Hawke

Actor, writer, director

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"Ethan Hawke has quietly emerged as perhaps our boldest and most distinctive screen actor," writes The New York Times.

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