Anne Hathaway reveals why she quit alcohol, says drinking was like a 'wallowing fuel'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Anne Hathaway opened up about her journey toward sobriety as she has given up alcohol over the past five years.

In a candid interview with Vanity Fair, the actress spoke about not being able to tell people about her choice to completely abstain from drinking.

Anne Hathaway says she stopped arguing with the idea of choosing to drink

The 'Interstellar' star told the outlet that she knew drinking was not a pleasant experience for her.

"I knew deep down it wasn’t for me. It just felt so extreme to have to say, ‘But none?’ But none," she said of drinking.

However, gradually she decided to embrace her decision.

"If you’re allergic to something or have an anaphylactic reaction to something, you don’t argue with it. So I stopped arguing with it," she explained.

"My personal experience with it is that everything is better. For me, it was wallowing fuel. And I don’t like to wallow," the 'Idea of You' actress shared.

"The thing that I have faith in is that everybody else is going to have one or two drinks, and by the time everybody gets to two drinks, you’ll feel like you’ve had two drinks—but without the hangover,” she continued.

Anne Hathaway says she has the 'personality of a vegan'

Hathaway who shares sons Jonathan, eight, and Jack, three, with husband Adam Shulman also spoke to the outlet about her choice of food and diet.

“I think everybody can agree I have the personality of a vegan,” she said.

She further talked about how she knows how to deal with both her public and private life.

“Humiliation is such a rough thing to go through. The key is to not let it close you down," she said.

"You have to stay bold, and it can be hard because you’re like, ‘If I stay safe, if I hug the middle, if I don’t draw too much attention to myself, it won’t hurt.’ But if you want to do that, don’t be an actor," she added.

However, she has not given up on meat intake.

Anne Hathaway reveals how she stays confident and kind to herself on film sets

Speaking about how she has learned to be confident and kinder to herself while on film sets.

“I had a horrible anxiety attack and I was by myself and didn’t know what was happening," she said.

"I certainly couldn’t tell anybody, and it was compounded by thinking I was keeping [the] set waiting," the actress recalled a difficult moment during an unnamed set.

"Now I feel much safer going to someone in charge, pulling them to the side, and explaining, ‘I’m going through this right now.'"

"Most people will sit there with you for the 10 minutes it takes for you to come back down," she added.