237 Quotes by Julia Roberts

It’s amazing what can happen if you just put your arm around somebody.

Light and funny has a more compelling quality when you’re younger. But I haven’t abandoned the genre: I love falling down; I love Lucille Ball. It’s just that a lot of those stories revolve around problems that I can’t convincingly portray at this age.

If your friends won’t tell you the truth, who will?

Usually the triumph of my day is, you know, everybody making it to the potty.

I can direct breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I take pride in my kitchen, but I’m not going to direct a movie.

People talk about this Julia Roberts almost like it’s a cup of Pepsi. People think Julia Roberts is something they created. The fact is, 26 years ago, there was this scrunched-up little pink baby named Julia Roberts. I am a girl, like anybody else.

I had lunch the other day with my niece, Emma, and she said, ‘You’re so smart, Aunt Julia.’ And I wanted to say, ‘I’m not smart – I’m 41! You’re 17!’

I wouldn’t have believed it. I still barely do, truthfully. I’m so continually fortunate that I keep coming across these smart, interesting, creative people who pick me. It’s just stupendous.

We’ve all been broken at some point. Forgiving ourselves or another person helps us move forward.