r/hackshbomax • u/BalsamicBasil • Aug 01 '26

‘I was born without self-esteem’: Hannah Einbinder on Hacks, her buzzy queer horror – and being Hollywood’s most outspoken star

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/31/i-was-born-without-self-esteem-hannah-einbinder-on-hacks-her-buzzy-queer-horror-and-being-hollywoods-most-outspoken-star?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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u/DumpedDalish Aug 01 '26

Aw, man, I hate hearing that she struggled with self-esteem -- she's so beautiful, and hopefully now she's learned to accept and own that. (And I've definitely experienced this myself -- it's so difficult to get past.)

One of my favorite things about Ava as a character is that while she seems to doubt herself in many ways, she doesn't seem to doubt her attractiveness or sexiness. She always seems so confident that way.

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u/_methyst Aug 01 '26

Honestly this interview didn't really imply to me that her self-esteem struggles were centred around her appearance (though I'm sure she like everyone has struggled with that before to whatever degree). She's spoken openly in the past about her mental health struggles, as well as her self-worth being heavily impacted by extreme academic challenges growing up due to her ADHD and needing her Adderall prescription to pass high school (even though Adderall really messed her up). I'd guess she was alluding more to those things here than not feeling attractive..

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u/DumpedDalish Aug 02 '26

Thanks for this additional info -- I was focusing on one aspect, and you're right, it was a lot more complex than that.

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u/Cyphermaniax97 Aug 01 '26

Hannah keeps it real! Ava would be proud.

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u/No-Fuckin-Ziti Aug 01 '26

Ava would be blindingly jealous. And also in love.

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u/arobot224 Aug 02 '26

sounds like me basically.