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Anna Kendrick: ‘I was forced to be dishonest in my private life’
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Anna Kendrick: ‘I was forced to be dishonest in my private life’

Hollywood star on escaping a traumatic relationship, making her directorial debut with ‘Woman of the Hour’ and why being seen as quirky has its downsides

Oscar-nominated actress Anna Kendrick has made her directorial debut with “Woman of the Hour,” streaming on Netflix. Photo: Getty

Anna Kendrick knows what was missing. “In Internet usage, I think I was known for being a bit quirky and relatable,” she tells me. She says those last two words with deliberately exaggerated theater kid pep, a cheesy grin that falls on the right side of annoying. As long as it’s normal. “But there isn’t much room for sadness and fear in that.”

It’s disorienting to see Anna Kendrick sad. It’s a bit like seeing a friend in tears. The actress’s default mode is a can-do squirrel-ness, sometimes deployed with a song. Think of her Pitch Perfect movies. Or her performance as an eager HR employee In the airwhich earned her an Oscar nomination.