Monday, 1 September 2008

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Anne Hathaway: Hangovers help my acting

Actress has an unconventional way to get into her roles

Anne Hathaway recently starred in Get Smart

Anne Hathaway has revealed that she turns to booze to get into character for difficult scenes.

The actress, 25, says that if she needs to look jaded or weary, a night on the town before filming works a treat.

‘We were filming a take once where my character had aged,’ she says. ‘We had tried shooting a few scenes and we all still looked fairly young underneath all of our make-up.

‘So we were just trying out ideas and I suggested: “What if we got drunk the night before and came in feeling hungover the next day?

"I think we would come in feeling a bit rough and maybe that would make us a little tired and have a little less energy so we look older,"' she tells the Daily Express.

‘So we all did it and it worked. Now I swear by it.’