Anne Hathaway has forged her path to Hollywood royalty, getting her breakthrough in 2001 with The Princess Diaries. Over the following decades, she established her stardom starring in films from a wide range of genres, from Devil Wears Prada to Rachel Getting Married, Interstellar to The Dark Knight Rises.
Today’s quote is an excerpt from her speech at the 2008 Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Los Angeles Dinner, where she received the Ally Award. At present, Anne Hathaway is starring in two movies running in theatres: Christopher Nolan’s magnum opus, The Odyssey , and The End of Oak Street. But she is not just one of the most successful actors in the world. She is also an activist who advocates for gender equality as a UN Women goodwill ambassador. The quote reads: ‘Love is a human experience, not a political statement.’
When Anne Hathaway received the HRC Ally Award in 2008, she shared that her being openly supportive of LGBTQ+ rights is not brave, but rather, something that is expected of a decent human being. Love is a universal experience, not a statement to be made. Her quote highlights that there cannot be a political limit on love, and everyone should have the equal right to love whom they love. I’m not being brave, I’m being a decent human being. And I don’t think I should receive an award for that, or for merely stating what I believe to be true, that love is a human experience, not a political statement.”
In the words of the actor, “There are people who have said that I’m being brave for being openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoption, basically of gay rights, but with all due respect, I humbly dissent.
