Julia Roberts did not want to shoot Notting Hill. The American star, initially, did not want to play the role of Anna Scott, because she did not feel comfortable with that character: a famous actress, just like her. "Honestly, one of the hardest things I've ever had to do was your film," Julia admitted in a conversation for "British Vogue" with the screenwriter of the 1999 cult film, Richard Curtis. "I was so uncomfortable having to play a movie actress! I mean, we talked about it so many times, but I almost didn't accept the part, because it seemed so embarrassing. I didn't even know how to play that person." Even the stage clothes she had to wear as Anna Scott she did not like at all. In fact, to put it bluntly, "I hated them."
The cult phrase
That's why in the famous "I'm just a girl..." scene ("It was a fantastic scene, but who would have ever imagined it would become 'the scene?'") Roberts decided to dress the same way she had shown up on set that day. "That morning I had my driver, the adorable Tommy, go back to my apartment. I told him 'Go into my room and get this, this, and this from my closet.' And they were my flip-flops, my cute blue velvet skirt, a t-shirt, and my cardigan," the actress said, joking with Curtis that he was still disappointed "that I didn't wear a better dress that day."
Never a nude scene
In the interview with the magazine, which dedicated its February cover to her, the actress then explained why she has never appeared in a nude scene during her career. "For me, not taking off my clothes in a movie or being physically vulnerable is a choice I make for myself," she emphasized. "Without criticizing other people's choices, I think it would be fairer to say that the things I choose not to do are representative of me. As a mother of three children, I feel this way." Speaking of family, Roberts then attributed to her husband Daniel Moder (whom she has been happily married to since 2002) the secret of her eternal youth. "Having good genes and a fulfilling life is undoubtedly important," the actress said when asked whether or not she resorted to any "external help" to always look stunning at 56. "But I believe in the love of a good man. I believe that my husband loves me and takes care of me in a way that makes me feel deeply happy. And whenever you see someone who is happy, it doesn't matter how old they are."
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