Uma Thurman Reveals What It's Like Watching Her Kids 'Surpass' Her in the Industry
The Kill Bill star shared with Seth Meyers that she feels like they've "surpassed" her
Thurman shares Maya and Levon with ex Ethan Hawke and is also mom to daughter Luna with ex Arpad BussonUma Thurman is one proud stage mom.
The actress, 55, appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday, June 23, and was asked by the talk show host how it feels to watch her kids become actors in their own right. Thuman shares daughter Luna, 12, with ex Arpad Busson and daughter Maya Hawke, 26, and son Levon Hawke, 23, with ex Ethan Hawke.
'I was telling you backstage, I had a nice thing happen walking down the streets of New York. I ran into your daughter Maya in the street," Seth Meyers says. "And you have two children now who are just incredibly accomplished performers.'
'Well, I have three who are very accomplished,' Thurman clarifies. 'Two who work for it.'
'I very much apologize to the one who's not putting the work in,' Meyer jokes. 'She'll get there.'
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The comedian went on to ask the Kill Bill star what it's like watching her two older kids — Maya and Levon — take the stage off-Broadway for the first time.
'As a mother, you know, honestly, I'm so proud of them and they're so together, and honestly, seeing your kids kind of surpass you is awesome,' Thurman says.
'I wouldn't say that they've surpassed you, but they're—,' Meyers says, getting cut off.
'No, but I just think they're amazing,' Thurman explains. 'I think they're so talented. And so you're always anxious that the circumstances all support the best outcome. The only thing that makes me nervous is I want them to have the best circumstances."
Maya recently made her off-Broadway debut and is currently starring in Eurydice, while Levon starred in Ghosts at the Lincoln Center Theatre, which wrapped this past April.
In October 2023, Thurman got candid about how her relationship with her daughter Maya has grown.
'What isn't a mother-daughter bond?' Thurman told PEOPLE at the time. 'Good communication. That is a big challenge, to make sure we keep communication healthy, strong and open with your family.'
The Stranger Things actress also cited her memories of her mother reading to her when she was a child as a key to her development.
'Being read to is so important for kids. I've now supplemented it with audiobooks in my adult life because it made such an impact on me,' Maya told PEOPLE.
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