The art of acting has sometimes been described as professional lying. The point of being an actor, though, is that you are supposed to cease lying once the camera stops rolling. That is not always possible, however, especially in a place like Hollywood where admitting to any kind of personal vulnerability can get you kicked off a project.
Anne Hathaway found herself in a similar predicament when she was shooting for 2016's "Colossus." The film required some pretty intense drama and action scenes from the actress, a task complicated by the fact that Hathaway was pregnant at the time. This necessitated a lot of lying on Hathaway's part, something the actress states does not come naturally to her. "[The only time] I got really good at lying, was when I was pregnant," Hathaway told Entertainment Tonight (via Yahoo! News). "I lied about everything having to do with it."
Despite the lies, it finally became public knowledge on set that Hathaway was pregnant, but the information did not derail her role in the movie as the actress had feared. According to ABC News, the director of the movie decided that since Hathaway's character is supposed to be a "bloated" alcoholic, the additional weight the actress was sporting would actually add authenticity to the role.
