Ethan Hawke is unleashing a blistering critique of the wealthy power players he believes are controlling Hollywood. In a new interview with GQ, the Oscar-nominated actor condemned the “greedy bastards” who think they can dominate the entertainment industry, as reported by Fox News.

Hawke predicted that their grip will eventually be challenged by a sweeping creative rebellion.

“I believe in rebellion. And I think people are going to wake up and punch back and there’s going to be massive movements in music and massive movements in live theater and massive movements of people getting together,” Hawke said.

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His warning grew even sharper as he addressed those who believe money gives them lasting control over other people. Hawke argued that such figures may see themselves as successful, but he views their supposed victory very differently.

“So don’t worry that the money and the greedy bastards that think they control everybody, they always lose in the end,” he continued. “And they’re all going in the grave eventually.”

Hawke also took aim at the financial pressures influencing which Hollywood projects get made and how performers are compensated. He said the work actors care about most can often bring them the smallest paychecks.

“There’s a direct correlation. I find that the more you love a project, the less you get paid,” he said. Hawke added that beating the algorithm while still being paid is extremely difficult.

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The actor’s latest criticism follows earlier comments about the dangers of fame, particularly for performers who encounter it while young. Last year, during an appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Hawke described celebrity as poisonous to a young actor’s mind.

“I think celebrity is like a tiny drop of mercury. Or it’s poison,” the actor said. He also called professional acting at a young age dangerous in ways that can be difficult to recognize while they are happening.

During that discussion, Joe Rogan compared childhood fame to concrete that has been made incorrectly. Rogan explained that after concrete dries, it cannot simply be repaired or fixed.

Hawke said that analogy could apply to childhood trauma more broadly and noted that recovery can require tremendous work. He again compared celebrity to mercury and described it as poison for the brain.

In his GQ interview, Hawke returned to the same subject and portrayed celebrity as a condition that becomes increasingly destructive in larger doses. “I wouldn’t be the first person to say that there’s an aspect of celebrity that is like a disease,” he said.

Hawke pointed to Elvis and Michael Jackson while describing fame as a form of isolation. He compared that isolation to being placed in a zoo, saying zoo animals can lose control and that human beings can as well.

The isolation can appear comfortable because famous people receive money and constant praise, according to Hawke. However, he said the absence of genuine interaction can drive people to search desperately for something real.

Hawke said some people pursue that sense of reality through drugs, acting out, or fighting. His comments cast celebrity not merely as public attention, but as an isolating experience that can distort a person’s relationship with others.

Dakota Johnson also criticized Hollywood last year during an appearance on “Hot Ones,” calling the industry a “mess.” Asked why Hollywood is “risk-averse,” Johnson blamed creative decisions made by committees and by people who do not watch movies or understand them.

Johnson, the daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, also criticized studios for repeatedly returning to successful ideas. She said that when something performs well, studios want to continue it by remaking the same material.

“But humans don’t want that. They want fresh,” Johnson said. She argued that audiences want to feel, experience, and see new things, before concluding that Hollywood is currently “all just a bit of a mess.”

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