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Julia Roberts admits she was ‘intimidated’ and ‘scared’ by A-list actress during first meeting
Julia Roberts was “intimidated” and “scared” of her “After the Hunt” co-star, Chloë Sevigny, when they met.
The “Pretty Woman” actress recalled the first time she and Sevigny crossed paths in an interview with Variety published Thursday.
“Not to take away from any of the kind things the rest of you are saying, because honestly, my loving cup is so full that it’s running over, as you can see. But I was so excited and intimidated about meeting Chloë,” Roberts told the outlet.
Roberts, 57, recalled sitting at her kitchen table with the movie’s producer Allan Mandelbaum, director Luca Guadagnino, and co-star Ayo Edebiri to discuss “the material and rehearsing.” Also in the room was Roberts’ 20-year-old daughter Hazel, who was making herself some lunch.
“Allan, our producer, he came in, and he goes, ‘Chloë should just be here in a couple minutes.’ And I look up, and Ayo looks up, and we match eyes,” Roberts said.
When Guadagnino asked what was wrong, Roberts admitted, “I’m scared” — prompting the “Bear” actress to agree, saying, “Me too.”
“And Hazel goes, ‘I’m leaving.’ And then, like a minute later, the doorbell rang, and Hazel goes, ‘I’m leaving through the garage.’”
The “Erin Brockovich” star said that she and the group were “so excited and intimidated” for Sevigny to arrive.
Sevigny, for her part, had no problem bonding with Roberts from the jump.
“I mean, I felt close to her the first time I met her,” Sevigny said. “But she invited us to her home for rehearsals, and we stayed in her beach house. And she was just very giving and generous.”
The “Big Love” actress, 50, raved about her time filming with Roberts and said she was sad to part ways when the project wrapped.
“Can I say when we left, I needed more Julia. On the plane ride home, I watched, like, three of your movies. I just wanted more!” she said. “’Notting Hill,’ ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding,’ and I can’t remember the third. But I was like, ‘I just want more Julia!’”
Roberts replied with tears in her eyes that she was “so glad” their conversation was being recorded for the interview.
Sevigny doubled down, adding that she was “not ready to say goodbye” when their work together was done.
“Luckily, there’s a whole canon I can go home and keep watching,” she added of Roberts’ filmography.
Their movie is scheduled to hit US theaters Oct. 10.
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