Home > News > hollywood-news London, Mar 28 : Julia Roberts is grateful that she got into the spotlight in the 1980's as she thinks that modern fame is "a culture of meanness". The actress, who catapulted to global stardom by her portrayal of prostitute Vivian in 1990 film 'Pretty Woman', admits she feels sorry for the current crop of emerging stars, insisting there is "too much scrutiny" over their personal lives. "What's new is that we live in a culture of meanness. My experience with fame 25 years ago was a gradual progression. These days, it's catapulting. There's the express elevator and there's rehab, and one leads to the other," the Daily Express quoted her as telling Australia's Sunday Telegraph. "Everybody is trying to write something, everybody has an opinion. There's too much scrutiny and there's too many beasts that have to be fed. It's a little bit crazy," she added. (ANI) Subscribe...

Julia Roberts appears to be shaking the Larry Crowne shame off (a movie Globe critic Rick Groen called formless and benignly vacuous) and regrouping. On the cover of Vanity Fair this month and amazingly unsmiling inside, she blandly discusses, with director Mike Nichols, her celebrity, children and various film roles. More related to this story How to make fairy tales for adults Sorry Julia, your airbrushed ad is just too perfect Fairy tales or scary tales: Should we sanitize stories for our kids? It is unfocused, numbingly dull press , interesting only because the magazine featured her at all, meaning her career is on the ascent again and this canny publication knows it. There are clues as to why shes making the oddly unsmiling appearance: Its immediately mentioned in the story that in her upcoming film, Mirror Mirror , directed by Tarsem Singh, Roberts plays, against type, the Evil Queen determined to feast on the heroines heart. And the interviewer, at one point, makes this asser...

Julia Roberts (AFP photo) Julia Roberts is thankful she was thrust into the spotlight in the 1980s, branding modern fame "a culture of meanness". The actress tackled a number of roles in the early days of her career, but it was her portrayal of prostitute Vivian in 1990 film Pretty Woman which saw her achieve global stardom. And Roberts admits she feels sorry for the current crop of emerging stars, insisting there is "too much scrutiny" over their personal lives. She tells Australia's Sunday Telegraph, "What's new is that we live in a culture of meanness. My experience with fame 25 years ago was a gradual progression. These days, it's catapulting. There's the express elevator and there's rehab, and one leads to the other. "Everybody is trying to write something, everybody has an opinion. There's too much scrutiny and there's too many beasts that have to be fed. It's a little bit crazy."

Julia Roberts appears to be shaking the Larry Crowne shame off (a movie Globe critic Rick Groen called formless and benignly vacuous) and regrouping. On the cover of Vanity Fair this month and amazingly unsmiling inside, she blandly discusses, with director Mike Nichols, her celebrity, children and various film roles. More related to this story How to make fairy tales for adults Sorry Julia, your airbrushed ad is just too perfect Fairy tales or scary tales: Should we sanitize stories for our kids? It is unfocused, numbingly dull press , interesting only because the magazine featured her at all, meaning her career is on the ascent again and this canny publication knows it. There are clues as to why shes making the oddly unsmiling appearance: Its immediately mentioned in the story that in her upcoming film, Mirror Mirror , directed by Tarsem Singh, Roberts plays, against type, the Evil Queen determined to feast on the heroines heart. And the interviewer, at one point, makes this asser...

See More: Lily Collins , Julia Roberts , PopSugarTV , Celebrity Interviews , Mirror Mirror Lily Collins and Julia Roberts face off as Snow White and the Evil Queen in the big screen fairytale adaptation, Mirror Mirror . We sat down with the co-stars at a recent press day to chat about the movie, and they shared what it was like having to act evil during filming, despite the fact that they really liked each other. Lily also opened up about her friend Kristen Stewart's own upcoming Snow White feature, Snow White and the Huntsman . See what she had to say about them being "rivals" when you watch our interview, and make sure to check out Mirror Mirror in cinemas from March 29. View Transcript Transcript

London, March 26 ( IANS ) Oscar winning actress Julia Roberts ' costume was so heavy that she pulled a muscle in her thigh while filming for the movie " Mirror Mirror ". The bronze-coloured outfit weighed 60 pounds (27.2 kilograms) and Roberts admits she had to get ready for the shot in a specially-erected tent, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "I had a tent on the stage that I went in to dress because that dress doesn't go into any modern doorway and that dress weighed, I think, 60 pounds," she told in an interview with US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres . "I actually pulled a thigh muscle trying to chastise Nathan, turning really quickly," she added.

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 2:43p.m. Julia Roberts pulled a muscle in her thigh while filming new movie Mirror Mirror after struggling to move in one particularly heavy costume. The actress stars as the Evil Queen in the fantasy comedy and was often weighed down by her elaborate regal dresses. One bronze-coloured outfit, which she wears while sitting on her throne in the film, weighed a hefty 27.2 kilograms and Roberts admits she had to get ready for the shot in a specially-erected tent. During an interview with US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, she said, "I had a tent on the stage that I went in to dress because that dress doesn't go into any modern doorway and that dress weighed, I think, 60 pounds." And the heavy material even left Roberts with an injury after filming scenes with co-star Nathan Lane. She added, "I actually pulled a thigh muscle trying to chastise Nathan, turning really quickly." WENN.com