00:00The first thought that I had once I stopped laughing.
00:02Oh no, I'm news.
00:05Hi, I'm Anne Hathaway and this is Portrait Mode with Harper's Bazaar.
00:13How would you rate your painting skills?
00:15How low does it go?
00:17No, I really, like, I don't have any skills.
00:20We're going to have you paint Andy Sachs in those iconic Chanel boots.
00:23Okay, we're just going to have fun.
00:30What would you be doing if you weren't an actress?
00:32I think the editing process is fascinating.
00:35I started producing a couple years ago and I'm finding that I just, you know, really love that.
00:40There's an element of caretaking involved.
00:43You have to listen really, really well.
00:45You have to be really good at moving the ball down the field.
00:48Yeah, I'm just having a great time with that.
00:53You are famously a diehard Knicks fan.
00:55Who's your MVP?
00:57It's a group effort.
00:58You know what?
00:58The support network of the Knicks.
01:00That's my MVP because I don't think they get enough credit for what it takes to be with someone who
01:06has a job that that's intense who's on the road.
01:10Sorry.
01:12It was funny.
01:14Do you have a crazy courtside story?
01:16I do have crazy courtside story.
01:18I remember being nine and, like, being like, wouldn't that just be the coolest thing?
01:21Like, a ball came towards you.
01:22You got to, like, catch it and then throw it back to a player if the player came towards you.
01:25So, anyway, that happened to me on my birthday.
01:28The player was OG.
01:30I focused on the ball, and so I completely missed him.
01:34He got the ball.
01:35But he also hit the popcorn that my son had put in front of us.
01:38And that went flying.
01:39My hands went to my son.
01:41OG and I, like, had a moment, like, everything okay.
01:43And then he turned around and played.
01:44And I'm so proud.
01:45My son was so calm.
01:48How did your experience shooting The Devil Wears Prada 2 differ from the original?
01:53So, we were filming in front of people, which was just amazing.
01:59And the energy was, I mean, it really, I hadn't experienced anything like that before in my life.
02:05And to really experience the, what felt like the excitement of so many people at the same time.
02:13And then to have it physically manifest in crowds just there.
02:17Just, you know, wanting to catch a glimpse of, I mean, let's face it.
02:21Wanting to catch a glimpse of Meryl.
02:22But just so happy to see all of us.
02:25It was unbelievable.
02:25And the hope is that we've made a film that will make people happy.
02:29You know, we certainly, that's what we tried to do.
02:34Oh, sorry.
02:37It just got so, anyway.
02:40The biggest problem is the paparazzi sometimes, like, getting a little, talking during takes or shouting things or swearing or
02:46doing stuff like that.
02:47But for the most part, you know, everybody kept it very cool.
02:51So, I don't know, it was a beautiful, it was beautiful.
02:53It was genuinely just a beautiful experience.
02:55Are there buttons?
02:57Oh.
02:58Oh, whoops.
02:59Okay.
03:00I'm so rolling with it.
03:02I don't.
03:02Okay, there are buttons.
03:05You had a moment on set where you tripped, but very gracefully caught yourself.
03:10That was the actual, literal last shot that we were shooting on the streets of New York.
03:14I just remember the first thought that I had once I stopped laughing, because it's just very funny to fall
03:19sometimes when you don't get, when you realize you're not hurt.
03:21I just went, oh, no, I'm news.
03:25I don't think you even dropped a bagel.
03:27Well, no, I clutched it for dear life, didn't I?
03:30What is it about the movie that stands the test of time?
03:33It's just such a joy bomb.
03:35And so, it's not the shake.
03:39When I think of Emily and Stanley and Meryl, the chemistry of the cast, and especially just the sheer joy
03:47of discovering them in those characters, they're each so individually iconic in the way they dance together.
03:54You know, getting to experience it 20 years later, I was reminded of that.
03:57Yeah, so I think it holds space in a lot of people's hearts, and you cannot, I mean, the script.
04:03The script is so funny and quotable.
04:06People just took it in their hearts, and they never really let it go.
04:09Why was Now the right time for a sequel?
04:11Oh, that's a great question.
04:13I have no idea.
04:14That's, like, above my spiritual, metaphysical pay grade.
04:18I don't know why Now was right.
04:19I never thought it would happen, because people have been asking me for a long time about whether or not
04:25I thought it was a possibility, and I just, I couldn't imagine it.
04:28I don't do hands.
04:31Are there any loose ends from the first film that get tied up in the second?
04:35Oh, uh, yes.
04:40Can you confirm or deny a Lady Gaga cameo?
04:43Who?
04:45Oh, I know her.
04:46She was so good in A Star is Born.
04:48Oh, my gosh.
04:49Can you believe that somebody can be so talented?
04:52It just blows one's mind.
04:56Which of your characters are you most often recognized for?
05:00I'd say it's a neck and neck between Princess Mia and Andy Sachs.
05:06And, like, I have different films that resonate with different audiences, like, by demographic.
05:12Like, boys are more likely to know me from Dark Knight Rises, The Girls of the Gazer, Princess Diaries, and
05:19Devil is Prada.
05:20Any update on The Princess Diaries 3?
05:22I want there to be an update on Princess Diaries 3, but not one I can give you today.
05:32You started your career out in theater.
05:34Yes.
05:35Which Broadway shows are an absolute must-see?
05:37Anything Stephen Sondheim touched would be my vote.
05:42He meant so much to me as a child.
05:44I literally broke our BHS copy of Into the Woods.
05:48I watched it so much.
05:52Oh, I made a choice.
05:55Talk about your style evolution from the beginning of your career to present day.
06:00Well, I don't know that I had any style when I began my career.
06:04You know, I got very lucky.
06:06A few incredibly talented designers and people in fashion kind of took me under their wing and gave me some
06:12beautiful moments and access to some extraordinary clothes that I got to make memories in and live my life in.
06:18But that doesn't mean that I necessarily knew what my style was.
06:21It just meant that I was, you know, a girl with a lucky Cinderella streak.
06:25Every day you wake up and you ask the question, what do I wear today?
06:27So many of us feel so unprepared for that question.
06:30The answer to that question can be this ongoing discovery and it can be a dance and it can be
06:34joyful.
06:35And so I'd say like that's kind of what my style is now is that it's kind of better understood
06:41and more joyful.
06:43Now it's time for the rapid round.
06:45One film you'll never get sick of.
06:47Moonstruck.
06:48Your go-to comfort watch.
06:50Blades of Glory.
06:51Favorite reality TV series.
06:53Would Great British Baking Show be a reality?
06:56Okay, then that one.
06:57What is your favorite film from your own filmography?
07:00Rachel Getting Married.
07:01Which character of yours are you most similar to?
07:04Maybe Celine Marchand from The Idea of You.
07:06Our lives are very different, but we have a similar sense of humor.
07:10So I think maybe, I don't know.
07:11One director you dream of working with.
07:14I mean, I've gotten to work with Christopher Nolan three times.
07:16So I'm not trying to like whatever, but like that, that is it.
07:20What is one film you wish you could have been cast in?
07:22If I could have like been a production assistant on any, on any movie just to like witness what was
07:26actually happening.
07:28I would have, oh my gosh, I would have done anything to be on an Audrey Hepburn film.
07:32Like to, I mean, maybe either My Fair Lady or Roman Holiday.
07:38Who is your dream co-star?
07:40Emily Blunt.
07:41Absolutely.
07:42Every time she will make your job so easy and every day will be a complete delight.
07:47Now it's time to reveal your painting.
07:49Ah.
07:50I had to go with sunglasses because that was the only option available.
07:55And I think I chose a different background color because I was really happy with the blue from the shoot
08:00today.
08:01So I interpreted that and I didn't realize until later that my foot was meant to kick back, but that's
08:06my painting.
08:09Thanks so much for watching and please be sure to check out my Harper's Bazaar cover, which is out now.
08:36Thanks so much for watching.
08:37Thanks so much for watching.
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