HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Anne Hathaway is opening up about her split from troubled Italian businessman Raffaello Follieri.

"The worst thing that happens to you can be the best thing for you, if you don't let it get the best of you," the 25-year-old actress tells the British newspaper The Independent.

Hathaway ended the couple's four-year romance shortly before Follieri's arrest in June, in which he is accused of fraud and money laundering. Despite the breakup, the "Get Smart" star said she's still looking forward to walking down the aisle sometime in the future.

"I've always wanted a family," she said. "I'm not one of those people who says 'What's the point of marriage?' (I'd like to) find someone you can be yourself around, who makes you laugh, who challenges you in a good way, and where you just speak off each other."

As for the perfect role models, Hathaway needs to look no further than her own parents for what it takes for a perfect marriage.

"My parents have been married more than 25 years, with all the glory and all the pain you can imagine, but they've stayed together," she said. "I want a strong marriage like that."

One thing's for certain, don't expect to see Hathaway plucking her future husband off the set.

"I try not to date where I work," she said. "It makes life easier. Besides, the possibility has never really arisen."

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