Spokesperson Snubs Anne Hathaway's Claim About Christopher Nolan Not Allowing Chairs On His Sets
Anne Hathaway revealed that the filmmaker doesn't allow chairs on set because, "if they're sitting, they're not working." The revelation did not sit well with the netizens.
Actress
Anne
Hathaway,
who
has
worked
in
Christopher
Nolan's
2012
movie
The
Dark
Knight
Rises
and
later
in
Interstellar,
said
that
the
filmmaker
doesn't
allow
chairs
on
set
because,
"if
they're
sitting,
they're
not
working." The
revelation
did
not
sit
well
with
the
netizens.
In
a
conversation
with
actor
Hugh
Jackman,
for
Variety's
Actors
on
Actors
issue,
Hathaway
talked
about
wanting
to
work
with
great
directors.
She
said,
"You
know
how
you
have
those
jobs
and
you
just
go,
'I
don't
know
how
I'm
going
to
work
again
because
this
was
such
fun'.
I'm
such
a
director
nerd.
I
love
just
seeking
out
the
best
directors
I
can
and
then
just
watching
them.
Chris'
whole
approach
to
filmmaking
is
one
of
my
favourite
ones.
He's
broken
it
down
to
its
most
minimal,
but
also
his
movies
are
just
so
huge
and
ornate.
That
combination
of
really
being
intentional
about
what
it
was
that
we
were
doing
--
and
also,
he's
just
so
inspiring."
Anne
Hathaway
On
Christopher
Nolan
Recalling
her
time
on
sets
with
Christopher
Nolan,
she
added,
"He
doesn't
allow
chairs,
and
his
reasoning
is,
if
you
have
chairs,
people
will
sit,
and
if
they're
sitting,
they're
not
working.
I
mean,
he
has
these
incredible
movies
in
terms
of
scope
and
ambition
and
technical
prowess
and
emotion.
It
always
arrives
at
the
end
under
schedule
and
under
budget.
I
think
he's
onto
something
with
the
chair
thing."
Netizens
React
To
Anne
Hathaway's
Statement
As
soon
as
the
news
hit
the
internet,
fans
and
memers
had
a
field
day
on
Twitter
calling
Nolan
as
the
worst
retail
store
manger,
who
won't
allow
his
employees
to
sit.
Another
fan
claimed
that
the
chairs
are
the
villain
in
the
new
Nolan
film,
Tenet.
One
user
recalled
a
scene
from
his
film
and
said,
"So
Christopher
Nolan
hates
when
people
sit,
so
now
we
know
why
he
had
Batman
beat
the
shit
out
of
Joker
in
the
interrogation
scene."
Christopher
Does
Not
Allow
Phones
And
Smoking
On
Set
Hours
later,
Nolan's
spokesperson
clarified
Hathway's
claims
and
said
Nolan
did
not
ban
chairs
on
sets.
In
a
statement,
the
spokesperson
said,
"The
chairs
Anne
was
referring
to
are
the
directors' chairs
clustered
around
the
video
monitor,
allocated
on
the
basis
of
hierarchy
not
physical
need.
Chris
chooses
not
to
use
his
but
has
never
banned
chairs
from
the
set.
Cast
and
crew
can
sit
wherever
and
whenever
they
need
and
frequently
do."
The
statement,
however,
did
reveal
that
the
filmmaker
doesn't
allow
mobile
phones
and
smoking
on
sets.