In this week’s upcoming issue of PARADE, Anne Hathaway talks to Jeanne Wolf about retaining her good-girl image. Below, the actress talks more about keeping odd hours and her new film, Get Smart.
Anne Hathaway talks about keeping a straight face — and a clean mouth — on the set of Get Smart
Anne Hathaway admits to getting a little punchy when her schedule calls for all-night film shoots. Currently, she’s in Boston filming Bride Wars with Kate Hudson — and going to bed when the rest of the world is getting up. It’s a new experience for the young actress — snoozing while the sun shines.
And then there’s her day job, making the rounds with her Get Smart cast mates, Steve Carell, Duane “The Rock” Johnson and Alan Arkin. The movie, based on the TV series, opens June 20.
How do you like this “filming all night” business? Has world travel prepared you for jet lag and time changes?
“I have never really had to do it before. I always thought that, in one day, you can bounce back. And that sort of brain dead feeling lingers for a few days. For longer than you expect, you’re not quick. It’s not even that I’m particularly quick to begin with, but all of a sudden it’s just like, ‘Oh, that’s right. I’m mid-sentence and you’re just waiting on my word. OK.'”
Talking about Get Smart, Steve and even Duane Johnson told me that the most important thing was to play it straight. When you’re working around these funny people, isn’t that hard?
“Oh, you have no idea. There are a few shots in the movie that you can tell I am about to go. And it’s funny the things that you wind up doing to keep yourself from laughing. You just all of a sudden become very interested in your wristwatch. Or you suddenly just need to bite a knuckle, but like pretend that you’re doing it in anger. There were definitely moments like that.” Continue reading