I have always admired Anne Hathaway and respect and enjoy her work. I just cannot fathom why she has haters. Gorgeous, talented, intelligent. I hope she sees all of the positive comments here.
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I have always enjoyed her acting and her intelligence and the self deprecating humor when interviewed on difficult personal or professional moments in her life. If she can become comfortable in her own skin, and what lovely skin that is, than kudos to her. I wish her the best. As to Hathahaters, just unfortunate, insecure folks who see her desire to please as an easy target for their own insecurities.
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How was she ever cast for "Interstellar"? She's way more heavenly than that!
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She's lovely, feminine, smart, and knows exactly what she wants. She's quite perfect. No wonder they hate her.
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One more comment and then I'm done. I suspect that individuals who feel perfectly comfortable leveling withering personal criticisms about someone they have never met may have some sort of psychological problems. This abusive behavior cannot be healthy. Do you do this to your co-workers, spouse, children. Does being cruel make you feel warm inside. It would be one thing to say "I don't care for her," but the feeding frenzy of hatred toward this public figure is intriguing form a sociological perspective. I often wonder about people who hurt animals, or abuse their children and I think it stems from the same place as this anger. Do something to help yourselves. Bullying is toxic
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What is wrong with all you people? She's smart, very attractive and a good actress. Ok she is impressed with herself, and if I were her so would I. I hope you are all set up as well.
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Such a fan of the lovely Anne Hathaway! Not only is she incredibly talented, she is also lovely and self deprecating and clearly smart. FWIW, I enjoyed watching her at the Oscars---but James Franco? Not so much.
I just watched The Interview (DARE YOU TO HACK ME NORTH KOREA!) and had to stop watching it half way through. I thought the premise was interesting and as satire, could have worked if not for the self indulgent aspects of his performance. They guy is nice looking to watch, and a passably funny actor who could be brilliant even, if he spent less time trying to be silly and more time studying the nuances of how people really behave and create comedy around that. Seth Rogen gets it. I thought his performance was right on.
But back to Anne...... My only issue with her is that she buys into the Hathahaters at all. Recalling the Oscars, she should say nothing or put the blame squarely where it lies: with her cohost and with her writers.
I just watched The Interview (DARE YOU TO HACK ME NORTH KOREA!) and had to stop watching it half way through. I thought the premise was interesting and as satire, could have worked if not for the self indulgent aspects of his performance. They guy is nice looking to watch, and a passably funny actor who could be brilliant even, if he spent less time trying to be silly and more time studying the nuances of how people really behave and create comedy around that. Seth Rogen gets it. I thought his performance was right on.
But back to Anne...... My only issue with her is that she buys into the Hathahaters at all. Recalling the Oscars, she should say nothing or put the blame squarely where it lies: with her cohost and with her writers.
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While not a fan of hers, and that Oscar thing, clearly she had fun Franco is a dim bulb who thinks he's smarter and more talented than everyone else in the room. Don't understand how she won the Oscar as she was in the film for a very short time, much like Judy Dench when she won for Shakespeare in Love, a mere 10 minutes and she won the top award. Go figure.
She does have a lovely voice and I admired her performance in Brokeback Mountain quite a bit.
She does have a lovely voice and I admired her performance in Brokeback Mountain quite a bit.
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The Oscar has nothing to do with amount of time on screen. It's about the performance, and the impact it makes. Did you know that Anthony Hopkins was only on screen for about 20 minutes in Silence of the Lambs? And he walked away with Best Actor. Totally deserved. Did you know that Beatrice Straight got Best Supporting Actress for one 5 minute scene in Network? Go watch the movie and tell me she didn't deserve it.
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I have to consider this a win for Anne Hathaway. I don't care about her but I read all of her insipid comments.
Maybe that old saw is true: No such thing as bad publicity.
Maybe that old saw is true: No such thing as bad publicity.
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Ann, get real...you must get back to being a good actress for your self...the truth in your acting has been lost, leaving you looking bored and tired. Fall back into the category of great actress, less ego!
Since when has ego determined anything about an actor or actress? Daniel Day Lewis is not exactly known for his humility. Nor Meryl Streep. The fact that you specify that she needs her lose her ego to be a great "actress" worries me.
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The haters don't get her. As shallow people the haters need projected drama with little intelligence to feel alive themselves. Sad non contributors.
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Judging by her look, talent and persona, I think I have figured it out where this vitriol is coming from. Yes she's literally a princess. And not in a bad way. She's this elegant, classy and compassionate woman who is simply born in a wrong time and wrong place. Today's world is full of negative, pathetic losers full of malice who will want to drag down anyone who's just not as damaged as themselves. Keep it up Anne. You have something most of us don't. Don't lose it and never change no matter what.
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She was good in Brokeback Mountain.
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I've always loved Anne Hathaway. I don't get the haters, and it's a shame they've been vocal in the past. She's a really good actress and, from the sounds of it, a pretty centered person. I guess as a performer, she has put herself out into the public and has to expect people to throw jibes at her, but I hope she doesn't let them bother her too much. Negativity is usually more about the person throwing it around than about the person being spoken about.
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She shouldn't speak like this. The problem with her is she's too humble. The Oscar disaster was not her fault at all. It's James Franco who ruined the show. She's a brilliant actress.
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oh how the envious continue to hate.
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"Interview has been condensed and edited" What? You mean there's more of this? C'mon. As we all know by now, hyping your TV series, selling your book, pitching your movie are part of the process. If Hathaway didn't want to do it, then why do this? I don't see how this little example of ennui helps her cause or sells any tickets.
My wife, an intelligent professional and attractive lady, occasionally asks me why many people will not accept a smart, pretty woman.
My opinion is that most of us feel that it is somehow fundamentally unfair that one person be given both beauty and brains at birth. It makes us feel shabby by comparison which is frustrating and leads to compensation in the form of refusal to acknowledge obvious facts.
In other words, a woman can be very smart (think Hilary or Madeline A.), OR very pretty (insert favorite celebrity bimbette) and get away with it because it is less intimidating for the rest of us.
Anne, like any prominent actress, puts herself out there asking for us to vote for her with our dollars. Haters are entitled to hate, and Anne always has the option of discretely stepping out of the limelight if and when she tires of it.
My opinion is that most of us feel that it is somehow fundamentally unfair that one person be given both beauty and brains at birth. It makes us feel shabby by comparison which is frustrating and leads to compensation in the form of refusal to acknowledge obvious facts.
In other words, a woman can be very smart (think Hilary or Madeline A.), OR very pretty (insert favorite celebrity bimbette) and get away with it because it is less intimidating for the rest of us.
Anne, like any prominent actress, puts herself out there asking for us to vote for her with our dollars. Haters are entitled to hate, and Anne always has the option of discretely stepping out of the limelight if and when she tires of it.
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The reporter's insistent focus on negative, unpleasant subjects (for the interviewee) must have been really annoying for Anne Hathaway, and she showed great composure and grace in responding. How obnoxious, and petty, to keep coming back to how people "hate" her, and to fish for ways for her to indict herself or say something embarrassing ("what do you think you did wrong at the Oscars"?) How can a journalist look themselves in the mirror after doing an interview like that? It's for a trash magazine looking to stir up gossip.
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“Rachel Getting Married” was my first experience with Anne, and I was very impressed and excited for that level of intensity and soul in an American movie...
The hater bully trolls are everywhere and on about something or other, and there are always the many sheep eager to know what to think. I felt very bad for Anne as she didn't deserve it and I hope she keeps on keeping on..
The hater bully trolls are everywhere and on about something or other, and there are always the many sheep eager to know what to think. I felt very bad for Anne as she didn't deserve it and I hope she keeps on keeping on..
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Wow, Anne is such a bore. I would have rather read an interview with a rock.
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Really? Because she doesn't spout vapid platitudes or snarky, back-biting gossip about other actors. She sounds to me like a remarkably mature and level-headed human being: "If you're not someone who has a natural and effortless love for yourself, it's hard to let go of your desire to please other people." As I said. remarkably mature and perceptive.
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Perhaps your complaint should be addressed to the person who framed the questions?
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"Interview has been condensed and edited"
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Judging by that picture: I think Hathaway has gone full Minnelli.
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She's a wonderful artist. Hunu
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I doubt this woman ever spent too much effort trying to please others. And actually, service to others is an ingredient for a happy life.
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Anne is fabulous in so many ways! Good for her for moving on from the moronic haters. Looking forward to seeing her new work!
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Insufferable. She won an Oscar? For what? The secret is not so secret that the hottest woman in Devil Wears Prada was ... Emily Blunt. If Ms. Hathaway thinks Coppertone is an effective sunscreen, I know a dermatologist she should see in NYC before she spends any more time in S. California. As for producing films, put your money in mutual funds and try to act. That is hard enough. Don't try to direct, either. Can anyone accept a film where the producer suddenly decides to cast herself in the lead? This kind of self-absorbed attitude is why the people don't cheer for her, to say the least.
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It's very nice that you are such a big Emily Blunt fan. But the highlight of Devil Wears Prada was Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. Yes Blunt did a brilliant job but if she were so good then her other movies would have been as popular as this. And Anne Hathaway did not win an Oscar for The Devil Wears Prada. "For what?" Her winning performance is considered to be the most deserving one in quite some time. You should be reasonable before hating on someone and not speak mumbo-jumbo.
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Odd, I find your comment insufferable. And news flash--the Oscars are not given for "hotness" and none was awarded to anyone for The Devil Wears Prada."
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Jay about the only thing I liked and agreed with was your comment on Emily Blunt, she stole the movie even from the likes of La Street.
The other stuff was just snarky.
The other stuff was just snarky.
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Hathaway simply doesn't have the knack of coming across as "real" and her intelligence trips her up, as when she overthinks answers such as
"Oh, I think you can’t answer that and be a self-respecting person." There you have perfect storm of being both well-spoken and insecure.
She has an amazing ability to act, and so what if she comes across as rehearsed? There isn't one of us without hang-ups. If she spent more time talking about the struggle to quit smoking or her fear of resolving not to drink for a month, I think more people would be empathetic and charmed. But I truly don't understand the "hathahaters" purpose in spending so much energy immersed in a negative feeling about an innocent human being. If someone is annoying or grating on our nerves, it might be good to examine why that bothers us instead of showing such discourtesy, which in reality only shows disrespect for ourselves.
"Oh, I think you can’t answer that and be a self-respecting person." There you have perfect storm of being both well-spoken and insecure.
She has an amazing ability to act, and so what if she comes across as rehearsed? There isn't one of us without hang-ups. If she spent more time talking about the struggle to quit smoking or her fear of resolving not to drink for a month, I think more people would be empathetic and charmed. But I truly don't understand the "hathahaters" purpose in spending so much energy immersed in a negative feeling about an innocent human being. If someone is annoying or grating on our nerves, it might be good to examine why that bothers us instead of showing such discourtesy, which in reality only shows disrespect for ourselves.
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Makes one wonder why some are so invested in hating someone about whom they know nothing.
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Ms. Hathaway has always struck me as an intelligent person. She seems smart enough to know that the public can be very fickle which is all part of being a celebrity. Her good answers in the interview shows that she has learned how to roll with the punches. I admire her for that.
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She's a really good actress. I never understood all the haters. Who cares about their personal lives. She's great on screen.
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Anne is so cool. How can anyone not like this lady?
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Jealousy?
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Smart, talented and gorgeous. I imagine it's hard to block out the rampant stupidity of public wannabe critics, but she seems to wear her fame lightly. Love her past work and look forward to seeing her future projects.
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To the devil with all these miserable Hathahater people. I think that Ms. Hathaway is terrific. She has the intellectual wherewithal to maintain a conversation with the astrophysicist Kip Thorne. How many of these people can do anything remotely like that?
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Anne Hathaway is overrated, period. One of the least deserving Oscar winners in history.
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Well, that's certainly a stretch. In history? I'll have to go and review the list. Can't just take your word for it.
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Scratchbaker: I think you're overlooking Gwyneth Paltrow's win.
I (heart) Anne Hathaway!
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I don't understand the "Hathahater" phenomenon. She's a beautiful women and excellent actress who makes movies you want to see (with the possible exception of Les Miserables).
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Agree about the movie. The woman won an Oscar for a great performance in a bad movie. That doesn't happen very often.
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This is the way it's done (at least in the USA anyway) . Build them up. Nowadays you don't even need to put in dues. One or 2 things and Suddenly you are a "Star". And then , start to Tear them down after a certain period at the Top.
And then ,if they are still around later in Life ,and they somehow snare that "Role of a Lifetime for the Comeback" , or even if they have done Nothing - if they are merely Still alive ,they are suddenly Rediscovered as "Living Legends". The Music Bizz is very adept at this (Keith Richards /Clapton/ Patty Smith / Lou Reed / Etc).
And then ,if they are still around later in Life ,and they somehow snare that "Role of a Lifetime for the Comeback" , or even if they have done Nothing - if they are merely Still alive ,they are suddenly Rediscovered as "Living Legends". The Music Bizz is very adept at this (Keith Richards /Clapton/ Patty Smith / Lou Reed / Etc).
What's with the Hathahaters? I love her.
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I would like try to explain this. Because I think Ann Hathaway is no doubt a fine, lovely person, but her performances typically make me cringe. I actually thought she was really sweet at the Oscars--Franco was definitely the problem (and I like him a lot too--nobody's perfect). I would have to give it some thought to explain exactly why her screen presence is so repellant to me--mannered, not very good?--I'm not sure. I was just squirming during that "love" speech in Interstellar, though of course it's not her fault she had to say it. Ugh. I haven't hated every performance, but I have most. Another actress like this for me is Meg Ryan. Again, personally, probably very nice, but I can't take her mannered performances. Maybe it's a matter of taste. But it does get a little galling to see someone touted as the greatest thing since sliced bread when you can't stand them professionally. Thus the "hating". I try not to do it, but I guess I do.
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Exactly. Well put. I find her work incredibly annoying and grating.
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I like her and think she's talented. I think, in general, non-haters are just quieter than haters.
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It would be nice if Anne Hathaway injected some humor into her serious responses. I'm all for "self-accepting and self-respecting", but some funny "self-deprecating" responses can go a long way too.
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If she did, she'd be playing the PR game like so many actors do, especially her female colleagues. I like that she's developed a tougher skin, and now seems to handle the haters well.
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I love Anne Hathaway. The pettiness and vitriol that she received for her Oscar win and for her role as host of the Oscars was disgusting. It's the same people who hate anyone not perfectly toned and proportioned. She's a decent human being. Hollywood rejects her because she's a decent human being.
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Actually, I think the "haters" express all this vitriol because she is beautiful, intelligent, uninterested in their mindgames, AND decent. She's more perfect than most, which makes them angry. I blame James Franco for the hosting debacle, not her -- and do we have Franco-haters?
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I LOVE YOU ANNE .... the Hathahaters did you a great favor. They allowed you to react to their random & odd behavior in the most gracious, elegant and simple way and make many of us love you more. Best of everything to you in the future.
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I was surprisingly charmed by this interview. I don't know what I was expecting (not a Hathater), but not this. Good for her. And, she shouldn't fret - most choices to host the Oscars are terrible and even those which should be good turn out bad. There really have not been any good ones since Crystal - and he seems done with it. But, Harris, is a natural and will be terrific
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Anne Hathaway cannot take all the blame for the disastrous Oscars show last year. She had a partner on stage with her who did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to help her out.
Don't worry about the haters, Anne. No matter who you are or what you do in this world there will always be negative people in the world ready to try and tear you down. Just be yourself and follow your own path in life.
Don't worry about the haters, Anne. No matter who you are or what you do in this world there will always be negative people in the world ready to try and tear you down. Just be yourself and follow your own path in life.
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Anne Hathaway's problem with hosting the Oscars was that she had to carry James Franco.
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True, and Hathaway received far more bile from the critics than Franco did.
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James Franco the director of child of god is a big weight indeed.
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I think that's what she chose not to say.
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Anne Hathaway is so real and talented. That is threatening to some and can make them envious and bitter. I have always been a fan and hope she climbs whatever mountain she wants to and makes it to the top
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Of course people are jealous. Most other actresses don't have the looks and singing/acting ability that she has. Plus she has made it on her own, without parents in the business.
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Not to mention "real". Here is a reprint from the Huff. Post.
"Hathaway was the perfect foil for Franco's cool introvert. She was downright giddy and looked like she was having the time of her life every time she was onstage. Is there anything Hathaway can't do? She's gorgeous, she sings, she dances, she acts, and all the while she manages to somehow stay likable and down to earth. I'm hard-pressed to recall a recent host who's out-hosted Hathaway on the likability and enthusiasm front."
And PS Her scene of loss in Les Miserables made the event. Everyone else was playing catch up. Maybe a defining moment in movie history.
"Hathaway was the perfect foil for Franco's cool introvert. She was downright giddy and looked like she was having the time of her life every time she was onstage. Is there anything Hathaway can't do? She's gorgeous, she sings, she dances, she acts, and all the while she manages to somehow stay likable and down to earth. I'm hard-pressed to recall a recent host who's out-hosted Hathaway on the likability and enthusiasm front."
And PS Her scene of loss in Les Miserables made the event. Everyone else was playing catch up. Maybe a defining moment in movie history.
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I totally don't understand the hathahaters but I think I have figured it out. Jealousy. She is beautiful, supremely talented, and appears to have a composure not unlike that of a young Audrey Hepburn.
Haters always seek to take down the best. And Anne Hathaway, you are the best.
Haters always seek to take down the best. And Anne Hathaway, you are the best.
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She seems so down to earth and great. I do not get the hate. She's accomplished, but she works hard for it; she doesn't snipe at people, even when offered the opportunity, so what is the problem?
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Ms. Hathaway was at my favorite East Village bar last year, where a patron was giving the bartender a really hard time. Ms. Hathaway was not having it. She came over and asked if she could show the individual the door - which she did - much to the delight of everyone in attendance, especially the bartender.
This is the kind of behavior you won't hear about in the gossip columns. She earned everyone's respect (and she's always welcome back!)
Thank you, Anne for being a class act.
This is the kind of behavior you won't hear about in the gossip columns. She earned everyone's respect (and she's always welcome back!)
Thank you, Anne for being a class act.
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Spare us the Oscars, please. The vast majority of us outside the business truly do not care.
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What a lovely human being and a very fine performer as an actor and singer. Long may she flourish!
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I don't get the Hathahaters. How could anyone not love that big AH smile and sexy short haircut? Style's a subjective thing, but way too many women are way way too old to wear hair halfway down their backs. They just don't see how ridiculous it looks. Do they really think that makes them look 17 again? Instead, they should emulate AH.
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Anne, you are totally fine. Best wishes for success with the new year's resolution.
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Her silly reply to the question about all the vitriol perfectly answered why there's vitriol.
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Anne, you are a class act, how you handled this interview. Thank you for your example!
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Some people just like to hate people more successful than themselves, Anne. Now Taylor Swift - that one is REALLY annoying!
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These are not shallow, Bull Durham-esque "We gotta play it one day at a time," sound bites; rather, they're revealing in their introspection and self-awareness (and equally so, in respecting her privacy and her evident boundary control). Very nice... very well-done. Thank you.
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You are a classy woman, Anne. Your responses were down-to-earth, personal, and every chance you had to put someone down, you didn't take it!
Keep it up...and good luck!
Keep it up...and good luck!
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Go Anne Hathaway! :)
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I can't imagine a worst host. Particularly since most of Hollywood despises her.
And how do you monitor who in Holywood likes whom, all the way from Italy? And alone, she would have been superb. The awkwardness of being forced to interact with Mr. Franco was a death-knell.
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Remarkable woman.
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Cause yeah, if you're cute and giggle at reporters and FBI agents, no one will care that you colluded with your con artist boyfriend to rip down churches and bilk investors. Jewelry, penthouse apartments, world trips and your name on documents mean nothing. I know this will sound petty. I know I'm supposed to giggling along with Anne. But I know people--real people--still heartbroken by the loss of their beloved communities because of payoffs Anne and her boyfriend made to gullible church officials. We're losers though, just a crazy fringe of "Hathahaters."
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I really don't care one way or another about Anne Hathaway, but I would like to know what proof you have that she actually colluded w/her ex in defrauding people. She's never been charged w/anything at all.
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I like Anna Hathaway. I think she's a very talented woman, and, oh, by the way, she's a beautiful woman. I don't have to know anything about her other than the fact that she can act, do it well, and makes me enjoy the character she's playing. What she does on her own time has absolutely nothing to do with my liking her as an actress. People who think they need to comment on anything and everything they think they know, or 'hate' about her, simply have too much time on their hands and really don't have a loving self-image of themselves. Oh, in my daily life, I have never heard one person gossip about her, or say they hate her. So, what rocks to all these 'haters' live under?
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Give this young woman a break from the negative dumping! The mob mentality of the bloggers/twitters is just nonsense. You had a chance to ask a successful young actress about her plans, her goals, her interests, and instead you waste the space asking her to either defend herself from anonymous 'haters' or to make nasty comments about others. As to Anne's Oscar hosting -- I didn't blame her for the bad night one bit. If she had been on her own, or had had anyone helping her instead of that idiot poseur actor, the show would have been fine. Towards the end of the evening I was praying that Hugh Jackman would just throw the bum off stage and join Anne for what would have been a superstar finale just before the final awards.
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....Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway hosting the Oscars together: now that I would watch.
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