"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...It's OK to be made fun of when you're in rarefied air. It's a lucky place to be."
"I got an audition for the project through the normal channels through my agents. I did an audition in my bedroom with my dad. We sent in the tape to Quentin and I got a callback."
"I've been wildly made fun of for this clip when I said, on the red carpet, that I auditioned...I never meant to imply that I didn't get the part for nepotistic reasons - I think I totally did."
Maya Hawke, known for Stranger Things and Inside Out 2, said she feels comfortable benefiting from opportunities even if others may deserve them more. She described being open to mockery while occupying a lucky, rarefied position. She acknowledged backlash over comments about auditioning for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and admitted she likely benefited from nepotism. She recalled recording a bedroom audition with her father, sending the tape to Quentin Tarantino, and getting a callback. She said she felt scared at the in-person audition because Tarantino was serious and different from the familiar figure she knew.
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