Actor Anne Hathaway says she was told her career would evaporate after she turned 35.
In a new interview with Porter magazine, the star of The Devil Wears Prada, who is now 41, spoke out about Hollywood’s oppressive aging standards that many women deal with.
“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,” she said.
Anne went on to praise the women who have overcome the unfair expectations and found success as they got older.
“The thing that has evolved during [that time] is that more women are having careers deeper into their lives, which I think is fantastic,” the Oscar winner continued.
She added: “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.’”
Back in January, the Ocean’s 8 actor reflected on another disturbing comment that was made to her earlier on in her career.
While appearing in a Q&A session following the premiere of her film, Eileen, at the Sundance Film Festival, Anne recalled her discomfort when a journalist asked her, “Are you a good girl or a bad girl?” when she was just 16 years old.
“I was 16. And my 16-year-old self wanted to respond with this film,” she said of Eileen, which will arrive in cinemas next month.