As quoted in "Anne Hathaway : Royal Role" by Jeffrey Epstein in E! Online (20 July 2001)
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I was hanging out the other night with a bunch of friends I've known forever. They were saying, "Look at you. You've grown into a swan." I looked at them and said, "My awkward phase lasted about three years longer than all of yours combined." I related to the physical and emotional awkwardness Mia goes through. She has incredibly low self-esteem. A lot of my life was spent having the same thing, but I'm getting over that now.
— Anne Hathaway
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I was hanging out the other night with a bunch of friends I've known forever. They were saying, "Look at you. You've grown into a swan." I looked at them and said, "My awkward phase lasted about three years longer than all of yours combined." I related to the physical and emotional awkwardness Mia goes through. She has incredibly low self-esteem. A lot of my life was spent having the same thing, but I'm getting over that now." in the context of "As quoted in "Anne Hathaway : Royal Role" by Jeffrey Epstein in E! Online (20 July 2001)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Anne Hathaway
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born 12 November 1982) is an American actress.
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