Robin Williamscompletely changed howEthan Hawkeviewed acting.
The actor, 48, opened up about working with Williams in the 1989 filmDead Poets Societyin a PEOPLE exclusive clip of his upcoming interview withWillie Geiston this week’sSunday Today.
“I didn’t realize at the time what a tattoo that movie was on my heart,” Hawke said.
Geist, 43, asked Hawke what he learned from the late actor who passed away in August 2014.
“He gave me the first taste of what acting could be. When it goes really well, you disappear and you’re in service of a larger story,” theTraining Dayactor explained.
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“It was the first taste of how positive and how beautiful performance could be,” he added. “It’s part of a collective imagination when something goes right like that it has reverberations that last a long time.”
Dead Poets Societycenters around an elite conservative all-boys boarding school where English teacher John Keating (Williams) inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.
Ethan Hawke and Robin Williams.Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock; Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock
The film won the BAFTA Award for best film, a César Award and received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Sunday Today with Willie Geistairs Sunday, Nov. 18 at 8 am ET.
source: people.com
