“If I’d thought one thing was ok, I’d have performed it.”
Julia Roberts is without doubt one of the greatest film stars on the planet — and she or he’s additionally identified for starring in some severely traditional romantic comedies.
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Her upcoming film with George Clooney, Ticket to Paradise, will mark her first romantic comedy in 20 years — particularly, since 2001’s America’s Sweethearts.
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In a brand new interview with the New York Instances, Julia defined why she stepped away from the style for 20 years.
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“Folks typically misconstrue the period of time that’s passed by that I haven’t performed a romantic comedy as my not eager to do one,” she defined.
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“If I had learn one thing that I believed was that Notting Hill stage of writing or My Finest Pal’s Wedding ceremony stage of madcap enjoyable, I’d do it. They didn’t exist till [Ticket to Paradise].”
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“Right here’s the factor: If I’d thought one thing was ok, I’d have performed it,” she continued. “However I additionally had three children within the final 18 years. That raises the bar much more as a result of then it’s not solely ‘Is that this materials good?’”
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“As they become older, and significantly with my daughter, I do have a way of duty for exhibiting my kids that I might be artistic and that it’s significant to me — so significant that for durations of time I’ll select to deal with that nearly greater than my household, which has been laborious for me to return to phrases with.”
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We’ll learn the way her return to the romantic comedy sphere turned out when Ticket to Paradise hits theaters later this yr.
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(This, by the best way, is just not a picture from that movie — it is from Ocean’s Eleven, which Julia was additionally in with George.)
Learn the whole interview right here.
