Chelsea Handler Interviews Anne Hathaway for Interview

(I’d have that face, too, girl, if I had to talk to Chelsea Handler for more than thirty seconds. I feel your pain.)

From Interview:

CHELSEA HANDLER: Where are you?

ANNE HATHAWAY: I’m in Italy.

HANDLER: I just came from Venice. I just got back to L.A. yesterday.

HATHAWAY: Really? I’m in Positano.

HANDLER: Oh, you’re so lucky. Are you on vacation?

HATHAWAY: I am. I managed to steal a few days.

HANDLER: With your lover?

HATHAWAY: With my man, yes. This is one of my favorite places in the world.

HANDLER: Isn’t Positano ridiculous?

HATHAWAY: It’s ridiculous. It kind of reminds me of Southern California, but without strip malls and a bit more charm.

HANDLER: You can get a good strip mall put in there if it means that much to you.

HATHAWAY: I’m fighting for it actually. I’m petitioning. I’m like, “Here’s how you get Hollywood in Positano: You need a nail salon and a yogurt place . . . ”

HANDLER: Speaking of which, let’s talk about Jersey. I want to know your thoughts on being from New Jersey, and Jersey Shore, and how you think that show has helped our reputation as Jersey girls.

HATHAWAY: I think that Jersey Shore is awesome. I’ve gone to Cape May every summer of my life.

HANDLER: I’m talking about the show, Anne.

HATHAWAY: I know—I’m getting there. When I first saw the show, I thought, Wow, they are having a very different experience there than my experience in Cape May. I thought the first season of the show was awesome because it was authentic, but I don’t watch it any more because now they know that there’s a camera there. The Situation is totally self-aware. He’s referring to himself as The Situation non-stop. In the episode I saw, his car got towed, and he was like, “We’ve got a situation here, and The Situation is the situation.”

HANDLER: Did you honestly stop watching though, because you found there were too many similarities between you and Snooki?

HATHAWAY: Absolutely. I like to watch MTV for escapist pleasure, but when I saw Snooki, I saw my twin. I couldn’t lose myself in the show anymore because there I was.

HANDLER: I had to actually stop watching the show because I was like, “This girl reminds me too much of Hathaway.”

HATHAWAY: I’ve heard that from many people. That being said, I think JWoww is amazing. I love JWoww. She’s intense. See, JWoww to me is proper Jersey because she will scrap for a friend.

HANDLER: That’s actually very true. I don’t know how much scrapping people in L.A. or in our business actually do—physical scrapping. But it would be good to know that you had a friend that could physically back you up if necessary.

HATHAWAY: It’s nice to know that. My best friend got married this past weekend in Barcelona, and I was one of her bridesmaids. She’s one of my best friends from Jersey, and this guy was messing with her, and I was totally like, “Who am I punching?” She was like, “No one. You’re not going to punch anyone. And I was like, “Fair enough, but if a fight breaks out, who do you want me to swing at?”

HANDLER: I can’t see you in a physical altercation.

HATHAWAY: Well, we haven’t hung out yet.

HANDLER: What were your feelings about New Jersey growing up? My feelings were that I wanted to get out as quickly as possible.

HATHAWAY: I wanted to be in New York. My feeling about growing up in New Jersey was, “How come I’m not in New York?” That being said, I’m older and I have a better worldview now, and so I think I grew up in an incredibly privileged position. The town I grew up in is beautiful. I got a great education, and I’m very grateful for it. But it’s not a place I wanted to stay. I left when I was 16, just to follow my dreams . . .

HANDLER: Where did you go when you were 16? Straight to New York?

HATHAWAY: To L.A., actually. I’d been going to New York to audition while in high school, and then when I was 16 I wound up getting a TV series that took me to L.A. The other thing I want to say about Jersey is they need to get on the New York bandwagon and legalize gay marriage.

HANDLER: Yeah. That would be a good idea for any state.

HATHAWAY: But I think everybody should do that. It’s not a specifically Jersey thing.

HANDLER: Well, your brother is gay, right?

HATHAWAY: My older brother is gay.

HANDLER: We talked about that last time you were on the show. I’m convinced that my older brother is gay, too, although he has yet to come out of the closet.

HATHAWAY: He doesn’t admit it?

HANDLER: He doesn’t admit it. I keep telling him he’s gay, but he keeps pretending that he’s not.

HATHAWAY: I’m convinced that a few guys I’ve dated are gay, and they won’t admit it. I think we’ve all done that.

And I know that the whole thing is kind of tongue-in-cheek, but now re-read it and totally pretend that it’s not. Pretend that these two women are totally for real, and the awkward comments about Jersey Shore and Anne Hathaway “scrapping” are completely legit. NOW tell me it isn’t a hell of a lot more interesting, huh?

All photos courtesy of Interview magazine