Hathaway Cross-Dresses for Gender-Bending Role

4 months ago 23rd Jun 06:30

Anne Hathaway was so devoted to her gender-bending role in Twelfth Night she prepared for the part by walking through the streets of New York City in drag.

The 26-year-old actress has won rave reviews for her portrayal of Viola, a girl who disguises herself as a man called Cesario in in the William Shakespeare play at the Delacorte Theatre in New York's Central Park.

I wake up in the morning and the first breath I take is in the devotion of acting

She tells New York Magazine, "I wake up in the morning and the first breath I take is in the devotion of acting... I was feeling like I could do more to get into my character. So I decided, What if I walked around New York trying to pass for a boy?

What if I had to make people look twice to figure out what I was? I kind of got dressed up, and there were six photographers outside... It's the most delicious, exhausting challenge".