When I was first going through my separation, someone said to me, "It will take you half as long as you were in the relationship before you'll feel better." And I wanted to knock them out cold across the table. Because, of course, I was in agony. And the last thing I wanted to think was that I was going to stay that way for a long time. But interestingly enough, it is over four years later — we [Ethan Hawke] were together eight years — and I finally feel like, cool. I feel better.

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