So we've grabbed you right at the end of your press day. I'm kind of curious to know, what's
the question you've been asked the most today?
I think it does vary from day to day. A lot of people wanted to know if I'm like my character.
Oh okay. And are you?
I mean, I like my character so I hope that I am. I think she's feisty and sweet and big
hearted and tough and maybe like me, like when the movie started she kind of is a little
angry and has a little bit of a chip on her shoulder against the world, and I think when
I started Rio 1, I was in that place and now she's married and quite happy, and I'm in
that place too, so maybe there's a little parallel there.
I can't imagine Anne Hathaway having a chip on her shoulder. You always seem very sweet.
Oh thank you. I mean, I try to be polite to everybody, but now that feeling actually runs
quite deep, as before I might have just been faking it.
Not faking it, you know. But not wanting to be disrespectful to people that came in, but yeah,
I think we all have anger inside of us. Anyway... Let me lay down on the couch.
We'll have a therapy session. It'll be fine.
You know, that's kind of gorgeous to hear. Because A-List actresses, you do sort of have
that veneer of just glossy wonderfulness. It's quite nice to her you get angry.
Yeah, of course. Of course, and then part of the joy of life is learning how to like
admit that, say it outloud and then learn to not be angry with it. So anyway, I feel
like my character. I'm letting happiness in a lot more, and I'm kind of living my life
from that place.
That's good. I was going to touch on happy relationships because these birds are good
at being in a relationship.
They're really good at it. They're skilled.
They communicate. They solve their problems. They do kind gestures. They're killing it.
They're thoughtful. They're loving. They value each other's happiness.
Did you learn something about relationships from being in these films? Because I did from watching them.
You know, isn't it so interesting because if you saw two people interact like that,
you'd be like oh God. No way. That's impossible. You gag or vomit or something, but when you
see two birds do it. You're just like oh, I should probably be more like that. You know what?
It was funny. The first iteration of Jewel in this movie, when the first script
came in, the first session that we did. She was like a 1950s housewife. She was just like Blu,
everything you do is wonderful, and you are great at everything. I mean she was kind
of Stepford wifey. And so the director and I sat down and I said listen, we created great
feisty, fun, passionate characters. She's sassy. We need to bring some of that back,
so we found a way to bring elements of that back in there. And I also think the film.
I probably shouldn't say this, but there's a line in the film, which is happy wife, happy life.
I hate that because said it as a joke to my husband at the wedding, and I'm just
kind of... At our wedding, and I'm just like no disrespect, but I feel like that's kind
of a boys' club thing to say, and it kind of cuts women out, like wives out of the equation
of their own happiness, so I like to say happy life, happy life.
-That is a little bit patronising. -A little bit.
Oh wife, you're happy.
Oh yeah. As long as you're happy, as long as she's not harping in my ear then I'm having
a happy life. Anyway, like I said, I shouldn't probably bring up a line that I take issue
with in the film. Come see the film. It's great. But I do feel that way.
Well done you for putting the pizazz back in the bird.
Thank you very much because I figured if girls came to see this movie, if wives came to see
this movie, and they just heard like some simpering something, they'd just walked out
of the theatre. You couldn't stand it. You want to kick her.
You obviously are a great singer, and there's some amazing songs in this film. While you're
in the UK, can you not get in touch with some of our artists and arrange some singing?
Oh my gosh. Like who, who do you have in mind?
I'd love to see you singing with One Direction. Ellie Goulding's amazing.
I love both of them. I love both of them, and I met Harry Styles at a party. He's a
nice guy. Like really like sweet, which is you know... He could go in another direction,
and oh sorry. Punny.
I missed that. I'm ashamed of myself for missing that.
Oh, I thought you were just stonewalling me because it was such a bad pun, but yeah, I
love to collaborate with artists. I don't really have any aspirations to have a career
of my own, but you know, I've been invited into other people, to sing on other people's
albums and stuff, and it's such a pleasure to get to do that.
You know who's a good connector? Ed Sheeran. Find him. He knows everybody. You could be
the sixth member of One Direction.
Okay. Cool.
Trust me.
I'll just be in the background looking much older than everyone else.
And before I go, I'm disappointed. I wanted to get in my favourite play on words, which
Anne Hathaway with words. I just couldn't get it into a question.
One of the best plays on my last name that I ever heard was apparently I went out, wearing
something that wasn't very nice and somebody said Anne Hathaway of a dressing that isn't too nice.
And I was like alright, props to that one. You're probably right anyway.
I don't like that person because you're nice, but I do like them because that's amazing.
It's okay, it's okay. I can take it.
Well, I think you Hathaway with words.
Well, thank you so much. Lovely to meet you.