Anne Hathaway may be all smiles now that her performance in "Les Miserables" is earning Oscar buzz, but she admitted that it's a "miracle" that her marriage survived the filming of the epic musical.
The extreme weight loss she underwent to portray the sickly Fantine, as well as the dark nature of the role, caused her to become "manic," Hathaway revealed on Chelsea Lately Monday night. She admitted to picking a fight with husband Adam Shulman when he didn't want to watch a sunset with her.
"I'm like, 'Honey, it's the most incredible sunset you've ever seen, we have to go outside right now and see it.' And he was like, 'Honey, I'm on a business call,'" Hathaway said. "And I was like, 'Fine. That's great for you.'"
But Hathaway said she eventually asked Shulman to go home while she finished up the shoot in London because he was preventing her from going deeper into her role.
"I needed to go further into that negative place to play my character, and I love him so much that I was like, 'You're making me happy. You're keeping me up and I'm clawing to the sides of my life and I need to fall into a pit and you need to go, honey,'" Hathaway said.
Hathaway married Shulman, an actor and jewelry designer, in September after four years of dating.
Watch the video above for more on how "Les Miserables" affected Hathaway's marriage.
Click through the slideshow below to see photos from the "Les Miserables" premiere.
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Anne Hathaway arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman arrive at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried and Hugh Jackman arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway and Samantha Barks arrive at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway and Eddie Redmayne arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway and Eddie Redmayne arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Cast and crew including Samantha Barks, Isabelle Allen , Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Daniel Huttlestone, Sacha Baron Cohen, Russell Crowe and Cameron Mackintosh arrive at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Samantha Barks, Cameron Mackintosh and guest, Isabelle Allen, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Daniel Huttlestone, Sacha Baron Cohen and Russell Crowe arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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From left, actors Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway and Samantha Barks pose for photographers as they arrive at the premiere of Les Miserables at a cinema in central London, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Amanda Seyfried and Eddie Redmayne arrive at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Amanda Seyfried arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman arrive at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Matthew Morrison arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Hugh Jackman arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Frances Ruffelle arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Frances Ruffelle and Cameron Mackintosh arrive at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Cameron Mackintosh arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Daniel Huttlestone arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Actor Russell Crowe poses for photographers as he arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at a cinema in central London, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Helena Bonham Carter poses for photographers as she arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at a cinema in central London, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Eddie Redmayne poses for photographers as he arrives for the premiere of Les Miserables at a cinema in central London, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Actors Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman pose for photographers as they arrive at the premiere of Les Miserables at a cinema in central London, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Eddie Redmayne arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Samantha Barks arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Isabella Allen arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Actress Samantha Barks attends the 'Les Miserables' World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on December 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Actress Isla Fisher attends the 'Les Miserables' World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on December 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Actors Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and Amanda Seyfriend attend the 'Les Miserables' World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on December 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Actors Sasha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher attends the 'Les Miserables' World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on December 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Actress Anne Hathaway attends the 'Les Miserables' World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on December 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Actor Hugh Jackman attends the 'Les Miserables' World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on December 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Actress Amanda Seyfried attends the 'Les Miserables' World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on December 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Actor Hugh Jackman attends the 'Les Miserables' World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on December 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway and Samantha Barks arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway and Samantha Barks arrive at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried and Hugh Jackman arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Hugh Jackman arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman arrive at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Hugh Jackman, Helena Bonham Carter and Russell Crowe arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Russell Crowe arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Russell Crowe arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Tom Hooper adn Russell Crowe arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe arrives at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK (credit:PA)
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Australian actor Russell Crowe (L) and US actress Anne Hathaway pose for photographers on the red carpet ahead of the world premiere of 'Les Miserables' in central London on December 5, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Actor Russell Crowe attends the 'Les Miserables' World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on December 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Actor Russell Crowe attends the 'Les Miserables' World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on December 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Actors Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and Amanda Seyfriend attend the 'Les Miserables' World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on December 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Russell Crowe (L) Anne Hathaway (2-L) Hugh Jackman (2-R) and Amanda Seyfried (R) pose for photographers on the red carpet ahead of the world premiere of 'Les Miserables' in central London on December 5, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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