Anne Hathaway reveals how she got Jared Leto to break out of his method acting by surprising him with a 'House of Gucci' quote
- Anne Hathaway figured out how to break Jared Leto out of his method acting.
- She told Stephen Colbert that while making "WeCrashed," she surprised Leto with a "House of Gucci" line.
Jared Leto's method-acting style has become the stuff of legend, but Anne Hathaway said she found a way to break through it and catch a glimpse of the real guy.
The Oscar winners star in the upcoming Apple TV+ series on the rise and fall of WeWork, "WeCrashed," and Hathaway said through the six months of filming the show Leto never broke character while playing Adam Neumann, the Israeli founder and CEO of the company. Hathaway plays Neumann's wife, Rebekah.
Except for one instance — thanks to "House of Gucci."
"I always wanted to be really respectful," Hathaway said of Leto's process while on "The Tonight Show with Stephen Colbert" on Tuesday. "But the day the 'House of Gucci' trailer came out, I had to do something."
By the time the trailer dropped, Hathaway said she and Leto had been working together on "WeCrashed" for three to four months, and Leto had never broken character, even when cameras weren't rolling.
"I didn't know what would happen because he's so intense in his commitment to his process, but I swear to God, he split into three," Hathaway said. "It was like a Horcrux. It was like over here was Jared, here was Paolo Gucci, and here was Adam Neumann."
Hathaway said Leto looked disoriented after she said the line.
"I was like 'Oh dear' and he was like, 'Woah, I think I just time traveled,'" Hathaway said with a laugh.
"WeCrashed" premieres on AppleTV+ on Friday.