Julia Roberts says she turned down romantic comedies for 20 years

Julia Roberts, who dominated the romantic comedy scene within the 90s, is returning to the style after a spot of 20 years with “Ticket to Paradise” reverse George Clooney.

The “Notting Hill” star stated she prevented the style for nearly twenty years as a result of there have been no scripts that matched the extent of her well-known movies like “Fairly Lady” or “My Greatest Pal’s Marriage ceremony”.

Apart from her temporary appearances in ensemble rom-com “Valentine’s Day” and “Mom’s Day” and romance drama “Eat Pray Love”, the actor’s final rom-com outing was 2001’s “America’s Sweethearts”

Roberts, 54, informed The New York Occasions that she was not avoiding the style, it is simply that good scripts didn’t come her approach.

“Individuals generally misconstrue the period of time that’s passed by that I haven’t carried out a romantic comedy as my not desirous to do one,” Roberts stated. “If I had learn one thing that I assumed was that ‘Notting Hill’ degree of writing or ‘My Greatest Pal’s Marriage ceremony’ degree of madcap enjoyable, I’d do it. They didn’t exist till this film that I simply did that Ol Parker wrote and directed.” Roberts stated she would have stated no to “Ticket to Paradise” if it was not for Clooney, 60, her co-star in movies comparable to “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Cash Monster”.

She thought the movie labored solely with Clooney.

“Lo and behold, George felt it solely labored with me. By some means we had been each in a position to do it, and off we went,” Roberts stated about returning to the style.

When requested by NYT if she prevented romantic comedies for 20 years as a result of “there wasn’t a single good script, not one,” Roberts answered, “Yeah.”

“Right here’s the factor: If I’d thought one thing was ok, I’d have carried out it,” Roberts stated.

“However I additionally had three youngsters 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?’ It’s additionally the maths equation of my husband’s work schedule and the children’ college schedule and summer season trip. It’s not simply, ‘Oh, I feel I need to do that.’ I’ve a way of nice pleasure in being house with my household and contemplating myself a homemaker.” The actor, who’s married to cinematographer Daniel Moder, stated she felt a way of duty together with her youngsters as they become older.

“As they become older, and notably with my daughter, I do have a way of duty for exhibiting my youngsters that I might be artistic and that it’s significant to me — so significant that for intervals of time I’ll select to concentrate on that nearly greater than my household, which has been arduous for me to come back to phrases with.” Within the NYT interview, Roberts additionally debunked one of many lengthy standing rumours about her iconic smile being insured for USD 30 million.

“No. What am I insuring it towards? How would you try this? … I imply, if my smile was insured, there can be somebody at my home on a nightly foundation saying, ‘You might want to floss longer.’”