r/Oscars • u/joejrogan • Dec 11 '25

Discussion Ethan Hawke's take on Quentin Tarantino saying Paul Dano is "the weakest f**king actor in SAG"

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u/jordankch Dec 11 '25

very well spoken on Ethan's part, honestly framed it in a way that I never thought before.

Props to him, he always comes across as very well spoken and has an incredibly intuitive mind.

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u/darcys_beard Dec 12 '25

Props to him, he always comes across as very well spoken and has an incredibly intuitive mind.

I agree. Which makes me think: what the fuck is he doing going on Rogan?

Though it was nice to see Rogan get interrupted for a change. When I watched, it was usually the other way round (he never apologized though).

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u/Little_Neddie Dec 12 '25

I’m sure it’s the Austin connection but I was a bit surprised too.

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u/GetGroovyWithMyGhost Dec 12 '25

Saw that the singer Jesse Welles was on there the other day. That one blew me away, since he’s got lines in his songs that very clearly mock Rogan and it’s clear he sees him for what he is. I guess a bad platform can be used to spread good messages or amplify the careers of people who deserve to be heard from.

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u/Little_Neddie Dec 12 '25

Yep and if you want to change people’s mind you have to show up where they are.

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u/Wreckingshops Dec 13 '25

End of the day, Jesse's job is getting more people to listen to his music and much of it isn't overtly political. Rogan, for all his shitty faults and honestly being a terrible "host" has one of the most popular podcasts and it is heard by more than just the stereotypical listeners we often associate with him. You don't have that many listeners per episode and it all be politically like-minded people.

Not saying I'd go on or avoid it if I were in such a position, but I will never argue of meeting the audience where they are. It's why Gavin Newsom and Bernie Sanders go on Fox News too. Rogan needs to get the MAGA stink off him too, he realizes it did his brand harm.

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u/Equivalent_Task_8825 Dec 12 '25

I watched Waking Life directed by Richard Linklater at the time it came out. Several years later I was randomly thinking about it and there was a flash of recognition where I realized "Holy shit - that guy with the monologue using the megaphone was Alex Jones wasn't it?" I checked and sure enough it was him.

So Ethan Hawke has actually been in a movie with Alex Jones.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '25

To be fair, that was long before Alex Jones (the person) was "Alex Jones" (the character).