Overview
- On the Nov. 4 episode of Good Hang, Hawke said she records personalized voice notes as Anxiety to comfort friends’ children during stressful moments.
- She reported that kids tell her the character helps them feel seen and better understand how their brains work.
- Hawke described adopting a compassionate approach to her own worries by “inviting anxiety into the conversation” and giving it a “comfortable chair.”
- She called Anxiety one of the great honors of her career and noted the sequel’s unusually warm reception from audiences and parents.
- In the same discussion, she said anxiety may be the defining emotion of the moment, as Inside Out 2 continues to be cited for its real-world emotional education and record box-office success.