Hathaway would later assert that the content of "Brokeback Mountain" was more important than its award count and that making the film made her more aware of the kind of stories she wanted to tell as an actress.
Kljub temu, da je bil film precej drugačen od njenih prejšnjih del je Anne Hathaway zanikala, da je vlogo sprejela zato, da bi se javnosti prikazala kot bolj odrasla igralka, povedala pa je tudi, da so gole scene v določenih filmih del tega, kar je izbrala za svoj poklic; zaradi tega prepričanja, se ji ne zdi moralno sporno pojavljati gol v določenih filmih.