Ethan Hawke had a memorable first visit to Miami on Nov. 2, where he accepted the Miami Film Festival’s Variety Virtuoso Award and sat down with Variety ‘s co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh for a discussion about his long and illustrious career. The actor-producer discussed his collaborations with creatives from Richard Linklater to Taylor Swift and a “scary” screen test that he had with Denzel Washington .

A deserving recipient of the award, Hawke has been having a big year. His starring role in Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon” is garnering awards buzz; his return as the Grabber in “The Black Phone 2” made a splash at the box office; he starred in “The Lowdown” on FX; directed a documentary about country singer Merle Haggard; and lent his voice to the narration of Apple TV’s “Vie

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