In his memoir, Runaway Prepare: Or, The Story of My Life So Far, Eric Roberts shared private tales he had by no means revealed earlier than. One of many matters that just lately made headlines was his feedback about Julia Roberts‘ efficiency within the 1989 rom-com Metal Magnolias, which scored her first Oscar nomination for Finest Supporting Actress.
In accordance with Eric, his sister was “good in Mystic Pizza,” “nice in Fairly Girl,” however “not a lot in Metal Magnolias“.
He wrote: “I do not need to sound like an actor speaking, or a jealous sibling, however I do not suppose her efficiency held up in that film.
“After I noticed her in Metal Magnolias, I believed … ‘She’s nearly a very good actor, and at some point she’s gonna be one.'”
Eric continued: “No one’s nice in that film. All of them chewed lots of surroundings, and we all know that if an actor cries on movie, they go to the highest of the category. They get the Oscar nod as a result of crying will get lots of credit score. It is the large joke in all performing courses.”
For Eric, his award-winning sister earned optimistic opinions as a result of her real-life Southern roots match completely along with her Louisianan character. He additionally famous that his household’s heritage was a think about Julia’s stardom as a result of it grew to become “a giant a part of her attraction.”