Anne Hathaway Remembers Being a “chronically Stressed Young Woman.”

Anne Hathaway broke into Hollywood with her quirky and lovable character The Princess DiariesBut off camera, her early career was full of stress.

“As a former chronically stressed young woman, I just remember thinking one day, ‘You take this for granted.’ “You take your life for granted,” said Hathaway, 41 Us weekly’s exclusive preview of The “New York Times Magazine”s first episode of The Interview podcast, out in full on Saturday, April 27th.

Hathaway recalled telling herself, “You have no idea. Something could fall through the sky and that would be a light out.”

As a seasoned actress in her 40s, Hathaway has tried to overcome these fears. “So when I feel the old instincts kicking in, I just tell myself, ‘You’re not going to die stressed,'” she explained.

The Oscar winner noted that as a young woman she “didn’t know how to breathe,” recalling that it was “really complicated” for her.

When asked what specifically she was so stressed about in the past, Hathaway replied, “The simple answer is literally everything. “I was very on my mind about a lot of things.”

Hathaway delved deeper into her past quirks and stressors in her podcast episode, also featured on The New York Times Magazine. She was also teasing The Princess Diaries 3 and an Easter egg fan will notice Your idea.

Scroll down to find out more about what we learned from Hathaway’s latest interview:

When is “Princess Diaries 3” coming?

reporter David Marchese asked if “anything is cooking” with the next installment in the Disney film series, to which Hathaway replied, “Yes.”

She teased, “I don’t think it would be nice” to give fans more details.

Does she have a favorite past project?

“I prefer to look towards the horizon rather than looking back at what I have done,” said the actress when asked about her film history. “I don’t watch my films. I love that so many of my films are films you can cuddle with; I’m aware of this aspect, but the concept of having a name is strange. The idea of ​​having a name that means something that could be considered an Easter egg is a concept that I don’t think about much.”

“The Idea of ​​You” has an Easter egg about her hometown

In the 2024 film, Hathaway’s character Solène is described as “a crowd favorite from New Jersey,” which she said she “might have hinted at.”

“I think I’m a former people-pleaser from New Jersey. The main reason I was drawn to acting was that it gave me an outlet for expression that I couldn’t find on my own,” Hathaway said of the film’s nod. “And in the space between feeling connected when I was playing and feeling lost when I wasn’t, you try to find your way, and one of the ways you make your way is, ‘ Oh, if I do this and that.’ will make someone else happy, and maybe that’s what I’m supposed to do.’”

She added: “It takes a long time to say, ‘It doesn’t matter if you don’t know who you are.’ Unless you just want an identity that’s all about pleasing people, which I think is completely justified. But I’m not that nice.”

age is only a number

Hathaway was thrilled to be there as a 40-year-old Your idea however, does not consider actually reaching that age to be an achievement.

“I don’t take it too seriously. There are so many other things that I consider milestones,” she shared. “I don’t normally talk about it, but I’ve been sober for over five years. This feels like a milestone for me. Forty feels like a gift.”

Does she dwell on her past stress?

“My goal is to heal it and not experience it again. I’m not trying to be evasive. I don’t spend much time thinking about it because I feel like I found a window and climbed through it. “I work hard just to be present,” he said The devil Wears Prada Actress explains. “Like I said, I’m more grateful. I have become more confident. I’m less afraid of something not happening. You know, the time when I was an emerging adult was a different time. We weren’t having the kind of conversations we were having now.”

Adam Sandler kept her spirits high while she worked on “The Idea of ​​You.”

“When I did Your idea“I was so spoiled living in a beautiful house in Atlanta, Georgia, that was much bigger than I needed,” she recalls. “I came home from work and was alone in this house and it gave me huge goosebumps.”

Hathaway recognized that she felt uncomfortable because “there was no laughter in the house.” To combat the silence, she began listening to stand-up specials, including Sandler’s “100% Fresh.”

“As extraordinary, beloved and iconic as Adam Sandler is, I think he is underrated,” the actress revealed. “I can quote you every line Billy Madison And Happy Gilmore And The wedding singer.”

Hathaway noted that she feels “much more comfortable talking about Adam Sandler, who I’ve never met, than talking about what makes me tick.” She concluded, “I just need to figure out how to practice.”

Listen to Hathaway’s full episode of The Interview podcast here. New episodes air every Saturday. Readers can also find the conversations online and in print NEW Mag.