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Anne Hathaway says she was told her career would 'fall off a cliff' after 35

Nov 13, 2023, 18:57 IST
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Anne Hathaway attends the 2023 CFDA Fashion Awards at American Museum of Natural History in New York City.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
  • Anne Hathaway says she was told that her career wouldn't last after turning 35.
  • "I was warned that my career would fall off a cliff," she said.
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"The Devil Wears Prada" and "The Dark Knight Rises" star Anne Hathaway says she was told her career would diminish after turning 35.

In an interview with Porter magazine published Monday, the 41-year-old actor discussed her impressive career, and opened up about how she's grappled with the way Hollywood treats women as they get older.

Hathaway, who has starred in projects like "Ocean's 8," "The Witches," and "WeCrashed" in the last few years, recalled being told she wouldn't have a career after the age of 35 when she first stepped into the industry.

"When I started out as a child, I was warned that my career would fall off a cliff at the age of 35, which is something I know a lot of women face," said the actor.

Hathaway on to say that in the years since then, more actors have continued to find success as they get older, proving that things in Hollywood are changing.

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"The thing that has evolved during [that time] is that more women are having careers deeper into their lives, which I think is fantastic," she said.

"Obviously, it doesn't mean we should have a ticker tape parade – someone said this to me the other day: 'There's so much to be proud of and there's so much to fix,'" Hathaway added.

The star also noted that she's still got the same team around her that she had when she was 16.

"There's really good seasoning on the pan in a lot of the relationships in my life, and I feel like I'm still growing," said Hathaway.

It's not the first time that Hathaway has discussed the troubling comments made to her when she was younger.

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In January, the Oscar winner recalled the time early on in her career when a journalist asked her, "Are you a good girl or a bad girl?"

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