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Julia Roberts Reveals Why She Almost Passed on 'Notting Hill' Role

Roberts played the role of famous actress Anna Scott in the 1999 classic.

In a new interview with British Vogue and conducted by Notting Hill screenwriter and Roberts' friend of 25 years, Richard Curtis, the 56-year-old actress expressed that she hesitated taking on the role of famous actress Anna Scott in the 1999 rom-com classic opposite Hugh Grant. The topic came up when Roberts shared that she still envies people she works with who "are very technical" in their craft as actors. In the 2004 crime comedy, there's a scene in which Tess pretends to be, yes, Julia Roberts, as Matt Damon's character, Linus Caldwell, creates a diversion for Danny Ocean, played by George Clooney.

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