"Julia Roberts"

What It Covers

Julia Roberts discusses her career origins, from Martin Luther King Jr. paying her hospital bill to selling shoes in New York, her marriage to cinematographer Danny Moder, and her new film After the Hunt.

Key Questions Answered

• •Early career trajectory: Roberts moved to New York at 18 without college plans or acting ambitions, worked at Athletes Foot selling shoes, got discovered through her brother's connections, landed first role on Crime Story with Dennis Farina before breakthrough in Mystic Pizza.
• •Marriage longevity strategy: Roberts credits her 25-year marriage success to marrying her best friend while maintaining physical attraction, noting they've only been apart seven weeks once during Eat Pray Love filming, prioritizing proximity and communication through handwritten letters stored in ceramic pots.
• •Career momentum shift: Pretty Woman's box office success passed Roberts by initially as she filmed Sleeping with the Enemy in a small town without access to theaters, learning about the film's performance from a crew member's USA Today newspaper mention.
• •Parenting transition: Roberts became an empty nester two and a half weeks ago with all three kids now in college, emphasizing she taught practical home economics skills like sewing buttons, ironing shirts, and writing checks, values she learned from mandatory childhood chores.