""Gosh, I just remember when my agent called me about Notting Hill, and I thought, 'Well, that sounds like the dumbest idea of any movie I could ever do,'""
""I'm going to play the world's biggest movie star, and I do what? And then what happens? This sounds so f*cking stupid.""
""I read the script, and I was like, 'Oh. This is so charming. It's so funny. Oh, sh*t,'""
""I went to lunch with Richard and [producer] Duncan [Kenworthy] and beloved [director] Roger Michell, may he rest in peace," she said. "They were just so charming and sweet and fun. And I thought, 'Wow, this is really going to happen.'""
Julia Roberts initially rejected the premise of Notting Hill as foolish and nearly declined the role of Anna Scott, a famous actor. After reading Richard Curtis's script, Roberts found the story charming and funny and reconsidered. A lunch with screenwriter Richard Curtis, producer Duncan Kenworthy, and director Roger Michell convinced Roberts to accept the part. The production paired her with Hugh Grant and delivered strong casting and a positive on-set experience. Notting Hill became one of 1999's top-grossing films and earned Roberts a Golden Globe nomination, leaving Roberts with no regrets about participating.
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