Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts has no intention of ever stepping behind the camera to take charge of a movie, insisting the only thing she's capable of directing is her family's mealtimes.
The Pretty Woman star shot to international stardom when she was 21 and has since expanded her craft to include producing projects such as independent picture Jesus Henry Christ and her recent TV documentary Extraordinary Moms.
But Roberts, 43, is adamant she will never direct a film for herself.
She tells W magazine, "I can direct breakfast, lunch and dinner. I take pride in my kitchen, but I'm not going to direct a movie."
Instead, the mother-of-three hopes to continue using her influence in Hollywood to champion other movies she believes in, like she did for Javier Bardem and his emotional drama Biutiful in the run-up to the 2011 Academy Awards.
Her outspoken support for the movie helped Bardem land an Oscar nomination, and Roberts is proud he earned the recognition he deserved.
She says, "I was the loudmouth on that. It was such a crazy travesty that the movie wasn't getting attention. And it's fun to throw your weight around. That's one of the perks of what we do."...
The Pretty Woman star shot to international stardom when she was 21 and has since expanded her craft to include producing projects such as independent picture Jesus Henry Christ and her recent TV documentary Extraordinary Moms.
But Roberts, 43, is adamant she will never direct a film for herself.
She tells W magazine, "I can direct breakfast, lunch and dinner. I take pride in my kitchen, but I'm not going to direct a movie."
Instead, the mother-of-three hopes to continue using her influence in Hollywood to champion other movies she believes in, like she did for Javier Bardem and his emotional drama Biutiful in the run-up to the 2011 Academy Awards.
Her outspoken support for the movie helped Bardem land an Oscar nomination, and Roberts is proud he earned the recognition he deserved.
She says, "I was the loudmouth on that. It was such a crazy travesty that the movie wasn't getting attention. And it's fun to throw your weight around. That's one of the perks of what we do."...
- 5/31/2011
- WENN
The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves has announced that Academy Award-winning actor Julia Roberts will serve as Global Ambassador, helping to bring attention to one of the most urgent health problems facing women and families around the world: deadly smoke from unsafe and inefficient cookstoves.
Julia first learned about the Alliance earlier this year while interviewing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a special broadcast on Saturday, May 7, on the Oprah Winfrey Network called “Extraordinary Moms.” Today she also joined with Secretary Clinton to highlight the problems caused by cookstove smoke in an op-ed in USA Today.
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Julia first learned about the Alliance earlier this year while interviewing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a special broadcast on Saturday, May 7, on the Oprah Winfrey Network called “Extraordinary Moms.” Today she also joined with Secretary Clinton to highlight the problems caused by cookstove smoke in an op-ed in USA Today.
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- 5/9/2011
- Look to the Stars
Julia Roberts has been appointed a global ambassador for a United Nations Foundation campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of deadly smoke from inefficient cookstoves.
The Hollywood actress first learned about the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves organisation earlier this year when she sat down to interview U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her TV special Extraordinary Moms. The politician helped to launch the Alliance last year.
Roberts, a mother of three, has now joined forces with Clinton to bring attention to the need for modern, clean and safe stoves in the developing world, where many families rely on kitchen appliances or open fires fuelled by wood, coal, charcoal or animal waste to cook, which can cause potentially fatal health affects.
She says, "Nearly two million people around the world - mostly women and children - die each year from an activity that many of us take for granted: cooking for our families.
"I am proud to stand with Secretary Clinton to work to reduce the senseless and preventable deaths from unsafe cooking conditions in developing countries and I look forward to contributing to the important work of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves."
Extraordinary Moms will air in the U.S. on the Oprah Winfrey Network on Saturday, on the eve of America's Mothers Day.
The Hollywood actress first learned about the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves organisation earlier this year when she sat down to interview U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her TV special Extraordinary Moms. The politician helped to launch the Alliance last year.
Roberts, a mother of three, has now joined forces with Clinton to bring attention to the need for modern, clean and safe stoves in the developing world, where many families rely on kitchen appliances or open fires fuelled by wood, coal, charcoal or animal waste to cook, which can cause potentially fatal health affects.
She says, "Nearly two million people around the world - mostly women and children - die each year from an activity that many of us take for granted: cooking for our families.
"I am proud to stand with Secretary Clinton to work to reduce the senseless and preventable deaths from unsafe cooking conditions in developing countries and I look forward to contributing to the important work of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves."
Extraordinary Moms will air in the U.S. on the Oprah Winfrey Network on Saturday, on the eve of America's Mothers Day.
- 5/6/2011
- WENN
The Hollywood actress Julia Roberts first learned about the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves organization earlier this year when she sat down to interview U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her TV special "Extraordinary Moms". The politician helped to launch the Alliance last year.
Roberts, a mother of three, has now joined forces with Clinton to bring attention to the need for modern, clean and safe stoves in the developing world, where many families rely on kitchen appliances or open fires fueled by wood, coal, charcoal or animal waste to cook, which can cause potentially fatal health affects.
She says, "Nearly two million people around the world - mostly women and children - die each year from an activity that many of us take for granted: cooking for our families."
"I am proud to stand with Secretary Clinton to work to reduce the senseless and preventable deaths from...
Roberts, a mother of three, has now joined forces with Clinton to bring attention to the need for modern, clean and safe stoves in the developing world, where many families rely on kitchen appliances or open fires fueled by wood, coal, charcoal or animal waste to cook, which can cause potentially fatal health affects.
She says, "Nearly two million people around the world - mostly women and children - die each year from an activity that many of us take for granted: cooking for our families."
"I am proud to stand with Secretary Clinton to work to reduce the senseless and preventable deaths from...
- 5/6/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Oprah Winfrey's Own network is celebrating Mother's Day weekend with brand new specials and series May 7 & 8. The schedule, listed below, includes Extraordinary Moms (executive produced and hosted by Julia Roberts; Time interviews her and Hillary Clinton about their participation here. ), No Women, No Cry (Christy Turlington's directorial debut), Season 25: Oprah Behind The Scenes (pictured), the series finale of The Judds, and an intimate portrait of Shania Twain's life and career, Why Not? with Shania Twain. Saturday, May 7 “Extraordinary Moms” Saturday, May 7 at 8-9:30 p.m. Et/Pt “Extraordinary Moms,” executive produced and hosted by Julia Roberts, explores the power of mothers, featuring courageous, brilliant and awe-inspiring women who share a powerful connection: the love they have for their children combined ...
- 5/3/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
When it comes to motherhood, Julia Roberts has learned a thing or two about making herself -- and her family -- happy.
Access Hollywood caught up with the Academy Award-winning actress at the premiere of her first project as executive producer, "Jesus Henry Christ," which debuted Saturday at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, where she shared some of her motherhood tips.
"If you can get through the day with a smile on your face that's an extraordinary," the mother of three, who is also producing the Oprah Winfrey Network documentary "Extraordinary Moms," told Access on Saturday ...
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Access Hollywood caught up with the Academy Award-winning actress at the premiere of her first project as executive producer, "Jesus Henry Christ," which debuted Saturday at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, where she shared some of her motherhood tips.
"If you can get through the day with a smile on your face that's an extraordinary," the mother of three, who is also producing the Oprah Winfrey Network documentary "Extraordinary Moms," told Access on Saturday ...
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- 4/25/2011
- by nobody@accesshollywood.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
Julia Roberts says that even if she didn't know the show's mentor as well as she does, she'd still love "Glee."
Ryan Murphy -- one of the creators and executive producers of the Fox series -- directed the Oscar winning actress in last year's movie "Eat Pray Love," which begins its premium-cable run Saturday (April 2) on Starz. She says she made many "lifelong friends," Murphy among them, from that involved and international shoot.
"That answers any question I might have had about whether I should travel that far or whether I should drag the kids around the world," Roberts tells Zap2it. "If the question was, 'Is it going to be worth it?,' the answer was a resounding 'Yes' at every turn. Ryan Murphy and [co-stars] Javier Bardem and Richard Jenkins are now my pals."
Whether Murphy's pal or not, Roberts states, "I am a great supporter of 'Glee.' It's so fun!
Ryan Murphy -- one of the creators and executive producers of the Fox series -- directed the Oscar winning actress in last year's movie "Eat Pray Love," which begins its premium-cable run Saturday (April 2) on Starz. She says she made many "lifelong friends," Murphy among them, from that involved and international shoot.
"That answers any question I might have had about whether I should travel that far or whether I should drag the kids around the world," Roberts tells Zap2it. "If the question was, 'Is it going to be worth it?,' the answer was a resounding 'Yes' at every turn. Ryan Murphy and [co-stars] Javier Bardem and Richard Jenkins are now my pals."
Whether Murphy's pal or not, Roberts states, "I am a great supporter of 'Glee.' It's so fun!
- 3/30/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Oscar winner Julia Roberts is among those soon to miss her daily Oprah Winfrey fix, and for very particular reasons. Roberts isn't looking forward to Wednesday, May 25 -- the date of the last new syndicated "Oprah Winfrey Show."
"It is bittersweet. I'm so spoiled, because I rely on that daily dose to feel close to her. So much of daily conversation is made up of things we've heard on her show or learned from her show, and I think it really will leave a void that will be felt," Roberts tells Zap2it.
"I've been tuning into the news networks," Roberts adds, "trying to use that as a way to wean myself off of Oprah's show. I think Chicago is going to get a little quieter, but I'm happy to say that I'm booked on one of her shows coming up. I'm excited to go and see her, but...
"It is bittersweet. I'm so spoiled, because I rely on that daily dose to feel close to her. So much of daily conversation is made up of things we've heard on her show or learned from her show, and I think it really will leave a void that will be felt," Roberts tells Zap2it.
"I've been tuning into the news networks," Roberts adds, "trying to use that as a way to wean myself off of Oprah's show. I think Chicago is going to get a little quieter, but I'm happy to say that I'm booked on one of her shows coming up. I'm excited to go and see her, but...
- 3/29/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has roped in actors Julia Roberts, Forest Whitaker and Goldie Hawn to develop documentaries for her new Us network Own.The trio, along with American actress Mariel Hemingway and Irish actor Gabriel Byrne, will produce documentaries for Winfrey's Own TV network, set to launch next year.The shows will be part of a monthly Documentary Film Club, reports femalefirst.co.uk.Roberts will present and executive-produce Extraordinary Moms, a film looking at the power of mothers who have fought to make their kids - and the world - better, while Whitaker will produce and narrate One Last Shot, a film ...
- 7/28/2010
- Hindustan Times - TV
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