The first time I felt I was famous was when I went to the movies with my mom. I had gone to the loo, and someone in the bathroom said in a very loud voice, Girl in stall No. 1 were you in Mystic Pizza? I paused and I said, yeah that was me.

People talk about this Julia Roberts almost like it's a cup of Pepsi. People think Julia Roberts is something they created. The fact is, 26 years ago, there was this scrunched-up little pink baby named Julia Roberts. I am a girl, like anybody else.

If your friends won't tell you the truth, who will?

You can be true to the character all you want but you've got to go home with yourself.

I'm definitely a practicing Hindu.

It's amazing what can happen if you just put your arm around somebody.

In essence, I owe my career to Garry Marshall. There was no known reason for him to hire me for 'Pretty Woman.'