Tom Hooper: Hathaway's performance in Les Misérables is breathtaking!

After announcing that around 6 Hollywood stars were competing to nail that part; director Tom Hooper told MTV News that Ann Hathaway's role as "Fantine" in Les Misérables is breathtaking.Hooper expressed his satisfaction for choosing Hathaway for the role and said she was extremely committed in her performance and in portraying the character of a struggling mother in desperate need for a living for her daughter where she eventually had to work as a prostitute.Hathaway cut her hair for the part and she said that she didn't feel she was making a sacrifice but she felt that this transformation is the best part of acting.