Anne Hathaway; Christopher Nolan.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicAnne Hathawayis recalling how working withChristopher Nolankept her afloat amid a period of turmoil in her career.In a newVanity Faircover story, Hathaway, 41, looked back on a period in the 2010s in which she faced significant online scrutiny even as her career shined with anAcademy Awardwin in 2012’sLés Miserables. At that time, Hathaway said, “A lot of people wouldn’t give me roles because they were so concerned about how toxic my identity had become online.““I had an angel in Christopher Nolan, who did not care about that and gave me one of the most beautiful roles I’ve had in one of the best films that I’ve been a part of,” she said of filmmaker Nolan, 53, and his 2014 filmInterstellar.Hathaway had previously appeared in the director’s 2013 movieThe Dark Knight Risesas Selina Kyle / Catwoman alongsideChristian Bale’s Batman. She then costarred withMatthew McConaugheyinInterstellaras a pair of astronauts in an unspecified future who search for habitable planets in space as Earth loses its ability to sustain life.“I don’t know if he knew that he was backing me at the time, but it had that effect,” she told the outlet of working with Nolan. “And my career did not lose momentum the way it could have if he hadn’t backed me.”Anne Hathaway in 2014’s ‘Interstellar’.Paramount/Warner Brothers/Kobal/ShutterstockVanity Fairnoted that Hathaway does not enjoy looking back on those days of her career and personal life. “Humiliation is such a rough thing to go through,” she told the outlet. “The key is to not let it close you down. You have to stay bold, and it can be hard because you’re like, ‘If I stay safe, if I hug the middle, if I don’t draw too much attention to myself, it won’t hurt.’ But if you want to do that, don’t be an actor.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“You’re a tightrope walker. You’re a daredevil. You’re asking people to invest their time and their money and their attention and their care into you,” she added. “So you have to give them something worth all of those things. And if it’s not costing you anything, what are you really offering?”Hathaway spoke about her time working with Nolan, whorecently won Best Directorand Best Picturefor his movieOppenheimerat the96th Oscars, during a conversation with Emily Blunt forVariety’s Actors on Actors series in December.Anne Hathaway in 2013’s ‘The Dark Knight Rises’.Warner Bros Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock"The part that blows my mind about Chris is that he is authoritative in the best sense of the word,” she said at the time, recalling that the director once told her he had visualized a moment inThe Dark Knight Risesfor years before the shoot.“He came to me beforehand and said, ‘I just want you to know, this shot has lived in my head for many years. I’m going to be very specific about it. I’m going to make you do it a lot, but it’s not actually you,’ " she recalled Nolan saying. “‘It’s just because I have it in my head a certain way.’ ”
Anne Hathaway; Christopher Nolan.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Anne Hathawayis recalling how working withChristopher Nolankept her afloat amid a period of turmoil in her career.In a newVanity Faircover story, Hathaway, 41, looked back on a period in the 2010s in which she faced significant online scrutiny even as her career shined with anAcademy Awardwin in 2012’sLés Miserables. At that time, Hathaway said, “A lot of people wouldn’t give me roles because they were so concerned about how toxic my identity had become online.““I had an angel in Christopher Nolan, who did not care about that and gave me one of the most beautiful roles I’ve had in one of the best films that I’ve been a part of,” she said of filmmaker Nolan, 53, and his 2014 filmInterstellar.Hathaway had previously appeared in the director’s 2013 movieThe Dark Knight Risesas Selina Kyle / Catwoman alongsideChristian Bale’s Batman. She then costarred withMatthew McConaugheyinInterstellaras a pair of astronauts in an unspecified future who search for habitable planets in space as Earth loses its ability to sustain life.“I don’t know if he knew that he was backing me at the time, but it had that effect,” she told the outlet of working with Nolan. “And my career did not lose momentum the way it could have if he hadn’t backed me.”Anne Hathaway in 2014’s ‘Interstellar’.Paramount/Warner Brothers/Kobal/ShutterstockVanity Fairnoted that Hathaway does not enjoy looking back on those days of her career and personal life. “Humiliation is such a rough thing to go through,” she told the outlet. “The key is to not let it close you down. You have to stay bold, and it can be hard because you’re like, ‘If I stay safe, if I hug the middle, if I don’t draw too much attention to myself, it won’t hurt.’ But if you want to do that, don’t be an actor.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“You’re a tightrope walker. You’re a daredevil. You’re asking people to invest their time and their money and their attention and their care into you,” she added. “So you have to give them something worth all of those things. And if it’s not costing you anything, what are you really offering?”Hathaway spoke about her time working with Nolan, whorecently won Best Directorand Best Picturefor his movieOppenheimerat the96th Oscars, during a conversation with Emily Blunt forVariety’s Actors on Actors series in December.Anne Hathaway in 2013’s ‘The Dark Knight Rises’.Warner Bros Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock"The part that blows my mind about Chris is that he is authoritative in the best sense of the word,” she said at the time, recalling that the director once told her he had visualized a moment inThe Dark Knight Risesfor years before the shoot.“He came to me beforehand and said, ‘I just want you to know, this shot has lived in my head for many years. I’m going to be very specific about it. I’m going to make you do it a lot, but it’s not actually you,’ " she recalled Nolan saying. “‘It’s just because I have it in my head a certain way.’ ”
Anne Hathawayis recalling how working withChristopher Nolankept her afloat amid a period of turmoil in her career.
In a newVanity Faircover story, Hathaway, 41, looked back on a period in the 2010s in which she faced significant online scrutiny even as her career shined with anAcademy Awardwin in 2012’sLés Miserables. At that time, Hathaway said, “A lot of people wouldn’t give me roles because they were so concerned about how toxic my identity had become online.”
“I had an angel in Christopher Nolan, who did not care about that and gave me one of the most beautiful roles I’ve had in one of the best films that I’ve been a part of,” she said of filmmaker Nolan, 53, and his 2014 filmInterstellar.
Hathaway had previously appeared in the director’s 2013 movieThe Dark Knight Risesas Selina Kyle / Catwoman alongsideChristian Bale’s Batman. She then costarred withMatthew McConaugheyinInterstellaras a pair of astronauts in an unspecified future who search for habitable planets in space as Earth loses its ability to sustain life.
“I don’t know if he knew that he was backing me at the time, but it had that effect,” she told the outlet of working with Nolan. “And my career did not lose momentum the way it could have if he hadn’t backed me.”
Anne Hathaway in 2014’s ‘Interstellar’.Paramount/Warner Brothers/Kobal/Shutterstock
Paramount/Warner Brothers/Kobal/Shutterstock
Vanity Fairnoted that Hathaway does not enjoy looking back on those days of her career and personal life. “Humiliation is such a rough thing to go through,” she told the outlet. “The key is to not let it close you down. You have to stay bold, and it can be hard because you’re like, ‘If I stay safe, if I hug the middle, if I don’t draw too much attention to myself, it won’t hurt.’ But if you want to do that, don’t be an actor.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“You’re a tightrope walker. You’re a daredevil. You’re asking people to invest their time and their money and their attention and their care into you,” she added. “So you have to give them something worth all of those things. And if it’s not costing you anything, what are you really offering?”
Hathaway spoke about her time working with Nolan, whorecently won Best Directorand Best Picturefor his movieOppenheimerat the96th Oscars, during a conversation with Emily Blunt forVariety’s Actors on Actors series in December.
Anne Hathaway in 2013’s ‘The Dark Knight Rises’.Warner Bros Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock
Warner Bros Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock
“The part that blows my mind about Chris is that he is authoritative in the best sense of the word,” she said at the time, recalling that the director once told her he had visualized a moment inThe Dark Knight Risesfor years before the shoot.
“He came to me beforehand and said, ‘I just want you to know, this shot has lived in my head for many years. I’m going to be very specific about it. I’m going to make you do it a lot, but it’s not actually you,’ " she recalled Nolan saying. “‘It’s just because I have it in my head a certain way.’ ”
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