Julia Roberts

Birthday: 28 October 1967, Smyrna, Georgia, USA

Birth Name: Julia Fiona Roberts

Height: 173 cm

Julia Fiona Roberts never dreamed she would become the most popular actress in America. She was born in Smyrna, Georgia, to Betty Lou (Bredemus) and Walter Grady Roberts, one-time actors and playwrights, and is of English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent. As a child, due to her love of animals, Julia originally wanted to be a veterinarian, but later studied journalism. When her brother, Eric Roberts, achieved some success in Hollywood, Julia decided to try acting. Her first break came in 1988 when she appeared in two youth-oriented movies Mystic Pizza (1988) and Satisfaction (1988). The movies introduced her to a new audience who instantly fell in love with this pretty woman. Julia's biggest success was in the signature movie Pretty Woman (1990), for which Julia got an Oscar nomination, and also won the People's Choice award for Favorite Actress. Even though Julia would spend the next few years either starring in serious movies, or playing fantasy roles like Tinkerbell, the movie audiences would always love Julia best in romantic comedies. With My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) Julia gave the genre fresh life that had been lacking in Hollywood for some time. Offscreen, after a brief marriage, Julia has been romantically linked with several actors, and married cinematographer Daniel Moder in 2002; the couple has three children together.Julia has also become involved with UNICEF charities and has made visits to many different countries, including Haiti and India, in order to promote goodwill. Julia Robert remains one of the most popular and sought-after talents in Hollywood. Show less «

I'm just an ordinary person who has an extraordinary job.

I believe that the way you feel about your life will eventually show up on your face.

I think one of the smartest things I ever did for my career was not working for two years in the ear...Show more »

I think one of the smartest things I ever did for my career was not working for two years in the early 90s. I was being offered a lot of different movies but I just didn't see the point of any of them. People would say to me "How can you just be passing on all those things?" And my response was "Tell me a movie you've seen in the past year that I should have made." Show less «

[on James Gandolfini] If there was ever a friend I can only smile when I think of - even when it is ...Show more »

[on James Gandolfini] If there was ever a friend I can only smile when I think of - even when it is through tears - it is James. My friendship with him was invisible. The sparest amount of notes or tangible signs that we shared some of our life experiences together. The evidence is only within my heart and a handful of cards, some photographs. The same could, I realize, be said for his acting. It was invisible. Sitting down with my husband - who was also a friend of James - recently to watch Enough Said (2013), one realized how skillful, masterful really James was. He so completely inhabits the part of Albert that the heartsick feeling I had at seeing James gave way to interest in the plight of Albert. Amazing. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is transcendent in this film and it is so simple and delicate and their relationship is funny and authentic and suddenly, poof, the film was over. I felt so sad. Sitting there still. But realized I was smiling. Because, of course, he was once again Invisible. Show less «

[on Larry Crowne (2011)] This was my first college experience. And the first time I had to speak in ...Show more »

[on Larry Crowne (2011)] This was my first college experience. And the first time I had to speak in front of a classroom, I was apoplectic. All these faces looking up at me, thinking, What is she going to teach us? I needed to find my composure. It was very hard--it was terrible, in fact. Show less «

[in a 1998 interview) I've sort of grown into my cuteness.

My real hair color is kind of a dark blonde. Now I just have mood hair.

[on filming August: Osage County (2013)] Here's the thing. Here's the crux of the biscuit, if you wi...Show more »

[on filming August: Osage County (2013)] Here's the thing. Here's the crux of the biscuit, if you will. We worked our asses off. Because there was no other way to do it. I've never worked so hard in my life and I've given birth to three children. It was like a mountain to climb every single day and the only way to climb it, we discovered, was holding hands - whether we liked it or not. Show less «

[about President George W. Bush's daughters being caught with alcohol as minor] We all need to take ...Show more »

[about President George W. Bush's daughters being caught with alcohol as minor] We all need to take a deep breath and think about being a Bush daughter and having that cross to bear. I'd go out and have a couple of drinks, too. Show less «

We are happy as clams. I am fulfilled by my own life on an hourly basis. Every little moment is amaz...Show more »

We are happy as clams. I am fulfilled by my own life on an hourly basis. Every little moment is amazing if you let yourself access it. I learn that all the time from my kids; children are so filled with wonder. My youngest son woke up at 5 a.m. the other morning and said to me, 'It's a beautiful day, Mama!' What's more precious than that? Show less «

It's heaven truly... we were rehearsing one day, and we had just moved into the theater and it was d...Show more »

It's heaven truly... we were rehearsing one day, and we had just moved into the theater and it was dark out here, and I was on stage, and all of the sudden, I hear, 'Mama!' And Hazel had come in and in the dark just to hear this little voice, and it's incredibly amazing. Show less «

It's not just great teachers that shape your life. Sometimes its the absence of great teachers... Be...Show more »

It's not just great teachers that shape your life. Sometimes its the absence of great teachers... Being ignored can be just as good for a person as being lauded. Show less «

[n why she will never do a nude scene] I just don't feel that my algebra teacher should ever know wh...Show more »

[n why she will never do a nude scene] I just don't feel that my algebra teacher should ever know what my butt looks like. Show less «

I enjoy hats. And when one has filthy hair, that is a good accessory.

[about her success] I'm just a girl from a little town in Georgia who had this giant, absurd dream.

[on working with Meryl Streep] I've never seen anyone work harder than she does. She doesn't just sn...Show more »

[on working with Meryl Streep] I've never seen anyone work harder than she does. She doesn't just snap her fingers and be a genius. To work with Meryl Streep is a dream come come true for anyone. To know her is an honor. She is such a beautiful person and it was intimidating, certainly to be in these scenes with her. Choking her, and things like that, were not how I pictured it going in my mind all these years. I thought we'd be together, having tea and speaking fabulous accents, all dressed up. But there we were - I'm sweating and have on a big butt pad. Meryl sees not only what I need as an actor but what I need as a girl in the world. She provides that, all the time. No wonder she's sleeping. She's exhausted after taking care of me. Show less «

[interew in Peoplm magazine,8/2/99] The first time I felt I was famous was when I went to the movies...Show more »

[interew in Peoplm magazine,8/2/99] The first time I felt I was famous was when I went to the movies with my mom. I had gone to the loo, and someone in the bathroom said in a very loud voice, "Girl in stall No. 1, were you in Mystic Pizza (1988)?" I paused and I said, "Yeah, that was me." Show less «

[on the essence hr job] I get dressed up like a doll, a nice man puts lipstick on my lips and I say ...Show more »

[on the essence hr job] I get dressed up like a doll, a nice man puts lipstick on my lips and I say words - it's deeply satisfying. Show less «

I say you can call me, but I don't necessarily call everybody back now. I'm not off the market, but ...Show more »

I say you can call me, but I don't necessarily call everybody back now. I'm not off the market, but my decision-making has more components than it used to. Show less «

[about President George W. Bush] He's embarrassing, he's not my president. He will never be my presi...Show more »

[about President George W. Bush] He's embarrassing, he's not my president. He will never be my president. Show less «

You can be true to the character all you want, but you've go to go home with yourself.

[on being asked how she developed her role as the nasty queen in Mirror Mirror (2012): The Untold Ad...Show more »

[on being asked how she developed her role as the nasty queen in Mirror Mirror (2012): The Untold Adventures of Snow White (2012)] Well, I'm happy to announce that she's not inside me. But, without naming names, I drew from a couple of people I know better than I wish I did, and found it very fun and helpful. Show less «

[on Johnny Depp] -- I would like to work with Johnny Depp. I've known him a long time. I think he's ...Show more »

[on Johnny Depp] -- I would like to work with Johnny Depp. I've known him a long time. I think he's so interesting, and I think we look alike in a funny way. So Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp and I will play brother and sister in something. Show less «

[on how she manages fame and family] Family values. That's actually values in general. That's all th...Show more »

[on how she manages fame and family] Family values. That's actually values in general. That's all there is. Fame is just a summer breeze that comes and goes. But to have a bedrock of knowing who you are, that's what it's all about. Show less «

I think it's dangerous to talk in the big generalities of sexism and ageism and face lift-isms. You ...Show more »

I think it's dangerous to talk in the big generalities of sexism and ageism and face lift-isms. You really have to speak only from your own experience. And my experience so far has been ridiculously nice. Yeah, do the boys get paid more? Yes. But do we all get paid too much? Yes. I'm confused at what I'm supposed to complain about. Show less «

[on meeting Eat Pray Love (2010) director Ryan Murphy]: I fell totally under his spell. We're sort o...Show more »

[on meeting Eat Pray Love (2010) director Ryan Murphy]: I fell totally under his spell. We're sort of like best girlfriends now. Show less «

[on Clive Owen] George Clooney is obsessed with Clive. Every good-guy actor talks about Clive as one...Show more »

[on Clive Owen] George Clooney is obsessed with Clive. Every good-guy actor talks about Clive as one of their favourites. Because he's English, because his successes have stood on the shoulders of his talents alone, and because he hasn't been carried away by popular culture. Show less «

I wouldn't do nudity in films. To act with my clothes on is a performance. To act with my clothes of...Show more »

I wouldn't do nudity in films. To act with my clothes on is a performance. To act with my clothes off is a documentary. Show less «

You know I'm like a total geek, right? First of all, I sit on the set and knit. It's a very social h...Show more »

You know I'm like a total geek, right? First of all, I sit on the set and knit. It's a very social hobby, as opposed to reading at work - I can chat with people and still be fully engaged. Show less «

I'm too tall to be a girl, I never had enough dresses to be a lady, I wouldn't call myself a woman. ...Show more »

I'm too tall to be a girl, I never had enough dresses to be a lady, I wouldn't call myself a woman. I'd say I'm somewhere between a chick and a broad. Show less «

[about forgetting to include the real-life Erin Brockovich-Ellis in her Academy Award acceptance spe...Show more »

[about forgetting to include the real-life Erin Brockovich-Ellis in her Academy Award acceptance speech] It doesn't bring out the Einstein moment that you hoped it would. Show less «

I'm tall and smart. If you're aggressive and energetic it can be intimidating for people who aren't ...Show more »

I'm tall and smart. If you're aggressive and energetic it can be intimidating for people who aren't very smart themselves. Show less «

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