Actress Julia Roberts On Family Time: ‘I Have A Sense Of Great Pride In Being Home With My Family’

Published: April 20, 2022

Actress Julia Roberts On Family Time: ‘I Have A Sense Of Great Pride In Being Home With My Family’

By Movieguide® Contributor

Actress Julia Roberts was once known as the queen of romcoms in Hollywood, with roles in blockbusters like NOTTING HILL, PRETTY WOMAN, and MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING. However, Roberts decided to take a step back from Hollywood for a heartwarming reason.

“Here’s the thing: If I’d thought something was good enough, I would have done it,” Roberts shared. “But I also had three kids in the last 18 years.”

“That raises the bar even more because then it’s not only ‘Is this material good?’ It’s also the math equation of my husband’s work schedule and the kids’ school schedule and summer vacation,” the actress explained. “It’s not just, ‘Oh, I think I want to do this.’ I have a sense of great pride in being home with my family and considering myself a homemaker.”

Roberts also said that she feels a “sense of responsibility” to show “my children that I can be creative and that it’s meaningful to me – so meaningful that for periods of time I will choose to focus on that almost more than my family, which has been hard for me to come to terms with.”

Roberts isn’t the only actress to put the focus on her family instead of work.

Movieguide® previously reported on Alicia Vikander’s family-first outlook:

Actress Alicia Vikander and her husband and fellow actor, Michael Fassbender, welcomed their first child last year. Vikander said that the birth of their child solidified their view on the importance of family.

“In my little family, with my husband and my child, we travel together, always. That’s the rule,” Vikander told Harper’s Bazaar UK. “We do jobs so one of us can always be with the baby.”

The TOMB RAIDER actress also discussed the changes that come at motherhood.

“I now have a whole new understanding of life in general,” she shared. “That’s pretty beautiful, and obviously will give a lot to any of my work in the future.”

However, Vikander said that she prefers to keep the details of her family life private, choosing to live in the moment.

“I’m enjoying finding it out in the moment right now, more than anything,” she said, referring to milestones her son will reach and the day-to-day activities of being a mother.