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Ethan Hawke gave a rare comment about his 2003 breakup from ex-wife Uma Thurman in a cover interview with GQ Hype<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n
Calling the media coverage of their relationship “humiliating,” he added, “It\u2019s almost humiliating even when they\u2019re saying positive things”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Ahead of their split, Hawke and Thurman tied the knot in 1998 and welcomed two children: daughter Maya and son Levon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ethan Hawke<\/a> is giving rare insight into his split from Uma Thurman<\/a>.<\/p>\nMore than 20 years after the former couple went their separate ways, the Blue Moon<\/a> <\/em>actor \u2014 who shares daughter Maya<\/a>, 27, and son Levon<\/a>, 23, with Thurman \u2014 spoke to GQ Hype<\/em><\/a> about their breakup for a new cover story, published Monday, Sept. 1.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s humiliating. It\u2019s almost humiliating even when they\u2019re saying positive things,\u201d Hawke, 54, said of the media coverage surrounding their relationship and split.<\/p>\n
Thurman, 55, filed for divorce from Hawke in 2004, after separating the year before. The pair, who married in 1998, finalized their divorce in 2005.<\/p>\n
Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nDMIPhoto\/FilmMagic Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman at the 11th Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York City on Oct. 1, 2001<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Hawke and Thurman met at work \u2014 specifically, while filming their 1997 sci-fi flick Gattaca<\/em><\/a>. Asked by GQ<\/em> about his opinions on actors falling for one another during movie projects<\/a>, Hawke likened the experience to a game of Spin the Bottle.<\/p>\n\u201cThere\u2019s a certain intimacy to the work that we do. Imaginative intimacy. It\u2019s such a high. It feels dangerous and thrilling,” he explained.<\/p>\n
For Hawke, falling in love on set “turns the temperature up in your life,” and can feel “like falling in love at summer camp.”<\/p>\n
“It doesn\u2019t have any connection to the dailiness of real life. That\u2019s the danger of it,” he told GQ<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n![\"Brendan](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/M.oi6nX6YerOLgWiyupjCA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTg4MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/021f9fb5d043b9dacb33b299c5423083\"\/)
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Ethan Hawke on the cover of GQ Hype<\/em><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHawke later married Ryan Shawhughes<\/a> in 2008, and the couple welcomed two daughters together: Indiana<\/a>, 14, and Clementine, 17.<\/p>\nThurman, meanwhile, was previously married to Gary Oldman<\/a> and later went on to date Arpad Busson<\/a>. The Kill Bill<\/a> <\/em>actress was engaged to Busson, 62, in 2008, and\u00a0they split briefly<\/a>\u00a0in 2009 before welcoming daughter Luna<\/a> in July 2012. They broke up for good in 2014.<\/p>\nFollowing her divorce from Hawke, Thurman told Parade<\/em>\u00a0magazine in 2006, \u201cI cannot participate in anything critical about my children\u2019s father.”<\/p>\n\u201cI just need to keep peace,” she added. “I think it\u2019s fair to say that I haven\u2019t said one mean thing, and I\u2019m not going to start now<\/a>. It\u2019s terrible for my family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ethan Hawke gave a rare comment about his 2003 breakup from ex-wife Uma Thurman in a cover interview with GQ Hype<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Calling the media coverage of their relationship “humiliating,” he added, “It\u2019s almost humiliating even when they\u2019re saying positive things”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Ahead of their split, Hawke and Thurman tied the knot in 1998 and welcomed two children: daughter Maya and son Levon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Ethan Hawke<\/a> is giving rare insight into his split from Uma Thurman<\/a>.<\/p>\n More than 20 years after the former couple went their separate ways, the Blue Moon<\/a> <\/em>actor \u2014 who shares daughter Maya<\/a>, 27, and son Levon<\/a>, 23, with Thurman \u2014 spoke to GQ Hype<\/em><\/a> about their breakup for a new cover story, published Monday, Sept. 1.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s humiliating. It\u2019s almost humiliating even when they\u2019re saying positive things,\u201d Hawke, 54, said of the media coverage surrounding their relationship and split.<\/p>\n Thurman, 55, filed for divorce from Hawke in 2004, after separating the year before. The pair, who married in 1998, finalized their divorce in 2005.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n DMIPhoto\/FilmMagic Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman at the 11th Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York City on Oct. 1, 2001<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Hawke and Thurman met at work \u2014 specifically, while filming their 1997 sci-fi flick Gattaca<\/em><\/a>. Asked by GQ<\/em> about his opinions on actors falling for one another during movie projects<\/a>, Hawke likened the experience to a game of Spin the Bottle.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a certain intimacy to the work that we do. Imaginative intimacy. It\u2019s such a high. It feels dangerous and thrilling,” he explained.<\/p>\n For Hawke, falling in love on set “turns the temperature up in your life,” and can feel “like falling in love at summer camp.”<\/p>\n “It doesn\u2019t have any connection to the dailiness of real life. That\u2019s the danger of it,” he told GQ<\/em>.<\/p>\n Brendan Freeman<\/p>\n Ethan Hawke on the cover of GQ Hype<\/em><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Hawke later married Ryan Shawhughes<\/a> in 2008, and the couple welcomed two daughters together: Indiana<\/a>, 14, and Clementine, 17.<\/p>\n Thurman, meanwhile, was previously married to Gary Oldman<\/a> and later went on to date Arpad Busson<\/a>. The Kill Bill<\/a> <\/em>actress was engaged to Busson, 62, in 2008, and\u00a0they split briefly<\/a>\u00a0in 2009 before welcoming daughter Luna<\/a> in July 2012. They broke up for good in 2014.<\/p>\n Following her divorce from Hawke, Thurman told Parade<\/em>\u00a0magazine in 2006, \u201cI cannot participate in anything critical about my children\u2019s father.”<\/p>\n \u201cI just need to keep peace,” she added. “I think it\u2019s fair to say that I haven\u2019t said one mean thing, and I\u2019m not going to start now<\/a>. It\u2019s terrible for my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>