Hathaway Was Afraid Obama Would Disappoint Her

Anne Hathaway was a little distrustful when she first met Barack Obama.

The actress told the Associated Press, “I was kind of afraid of Obama the first time I saw him. I thought, ‘I’ve been burned by guys like you before.”

“I’ve been burned by politicians before that I wanted to believe in and just didn’t live up to it. And I was afraid to trust him and I was afraid to have hope when I first kind of became aware of him.”

The ‘Get Smart’ star admitted that her oppinion of the presidendial canditate changed around the time that he gave his speech on race.

She added, “I just said, ‘I can’t deny how I feel about you, Barack Obama. I want you to be the president. I want you in the White House.”

“I think he’s the sort of person that inspires us all to be our best selves.”