From Left: Anne Hathaway; Julie Andrews.Photo:Monica Schipper/FilmMagic; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Monica Schipper/FilmMagic; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Anne Hathawayis recalling the most memorable lessons she learned fromJulie Andrews.
In her April 2024Vanity Faircover story, the 41-year-old actress revisited 2001’sThe Princess Diaries, in which she starred opposite the British dame.
“I’ve learned that I want to handle myself in a way that I’m going to be proud of at a later date,” said Hathaway, recalling how Andrews, 88, would make time at the end of each filming day to sign autographs for fans.
“She respected that they had a relationship to her work that spanned their entire lives and made it a beautiful experience for them,” she said of theMary PoppinsOscar winner.
“I don’t know that I was always capable of that,” added Hathaway, reflecting on her on-screen career, which launched with the 2001 film starring her — at the age of 17 — as Mia Thermopolis, heir to the throne of the fictional Genovia.
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Rewatching scenesfrom the movie, Hathaway toldVanity Fair, “I was 17 years old when we made this, and so I hadn’t met as many people yet in my life. So I knew Gary Marshall was really special and I knew Julie Andrews was really special. But now sitting here watching this from this point of view, they’re two of the most magical people I have ever met.”
Getting choked up, theLes MisérablesOscar winner said thatPrincess Diaries“was the film that changed my life." She added, “It’s so weird to watch it, I haven’t seen this movie in maybe 20 years, and it’s — I’m a little bit speechless with this one. Actually, it’s very emotional to see it.”
Watching her mentor as Genovian queen Clarisse Renaldi, Hathaway added, “I just have to pause there and say — how radiant is Julie Andrews?”
Anne Hathaway on the cover of Vanity Fair.Norman Jean Roy/Vanity Fair
Norman Jean Roy/Vanity Fair
A sequel to 2004’sThe Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagementis reportedlyin the works. Earlier this month, Andrews toldTODAY.comthat “sometimes it’s best to leave a good thing alone” when asked about a third installment to the franchise.
“It’s quite a long time now since the twoDiarieswere done, and I’m not sure,” sheadmitted. “I don’t like it when people milk and milk and milk the subject, you know, ‘til it’s dead.”
Hathaway told PEOPLE last year that it was"thrilling” to “see the level of excitement”for a potentialPrincess Diaries 3. “We feel the exact same, and I know it’s probably very frustrating,” she said. “It’s a process that requires patience, and so everybody should consider themselves a part of the movie business now, because this is how long it actually takes to make things.”
While speaking toVanity Fair, the actress said she was “so proud” to be in the 2001 movie, which “felt so big at the time, and it wound up being so big. And it’s kind of just gotten bigger as my life has progressed.”
source: people.com
