It’s easy to point the finger on the undesirable behavior of others, but looking at your own is a whole different story.

Anne Hathaway kept it super real yesterday about how women are regarded in Hollywood, and she did it in a personal and vulnerable way. During an interview with ABC New’s Popcorn With Peter Travers, the actress opened up about her own unintentional gender bias.

When asked about which film she learned the most from, Anne chose One Day. The 2011 movie was directed by Danish filmmaker, Lone Scherfig, who is a woman. Anne says the director’s gender had a impact on her that she regrets. She said:

“I really regret not trusting her more easily. And I am to this day scared that the reason I didn’t trust her the way I trust some of the other directors I work with is because she’s a woman. I’m so scared that I treated her with internalized misogyny. I’m scared that I didn’t give her everything that she needed or. . . I was resisting her on some level. It’s something that I’ve thought a lot about in terms of when I get scripts to be directed by women.”

The admissions were tough for the actress. She revealed that she was blushing, but felt that the subject was important enough to talk about. She went on to disclose that the subconscious judgment is often present when she makes choices about which projects to do. She said:

“When I get a script, when I see a first film directed by a woman, I have in the past focused on what was wrong with it. And when I see a film. . .directed by a man, I focus on what’s right with it. . .I can only acknowledge that I’ve done that and I don’t want to do that anymore.”

Hopefully, Anne’s courage will serve to further dialogue about this unfortunate ongoing issue.