Actor Eric Roberts lately revealed why he not often makes public feedback about his well-known sister Julia Roberts and daughter Emma Roberts.
During an interview on the July 8 episode of the “Still Here Hollywood” podcast, Eric Roberts gave a brief response when host Steve Kmetko introduced up the actor’s youthful sister.
“May I ask about Julia?” Kmetko inquired.
The 68-year-old actor replied, “What do you want to know?”
When the host stated he needed to understand how the “Pretty Woman” star was doing, Eric Roberts stated, “You’ll have to ask her.”
He then defined why he’s fairly tight-lipped when it comes to discussing his relationship with Julia Roberts.
“I love my sister, but I can’t talk about her,” he shared. “She don’t want to talk about it.”
Eric Roberts stated Emma Roberts feels the identical method.
“And also my daughter told me not to talk about her, but I stumble and do. I’m not supposed to talk about either of them. But I do,” he added.
Later on within the interview, he did simply that. Kmetko questioned if there was anybody within the trade that Eric Roberts admires. He stated answering that query was difficult as a result of he would inevitably go away somebody out.
“But the way I can answer it and be honest about it is I am in love with my daughter’s work these days,” the “Runaway Train” star gushed. “Like, I can’t believe how great she’s become.”
He additional praised her, persevering with, “I’m so proud of her I can’t see straight. Since her performance in ‘Maybe I Do’ until right now, she overwhelms me with pride and just, ‘Oh my God, here she goes again. And I’m just so happy to be her dad because she’s kicking a–. And I’m so proud.”
Eric Roberts additionally shared that Emma Roberts — who has been busy this yr starring in “American Horror Story: Delicate” and comedy “Space Cadet” — is solely liable for touchdown roles in films and exhibits.
He stated he has contributed “absolutely nothing” to his daughter’s success in Hollywood.
“Except I gave her that name,” he added.
His feedback come after Emma Roberts voiced her opinion on the “nepo baby” debate provided that she has two well-known relations within the trade.
Emma Roberts mentioned the trajectory of her profession on the “Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi” podcast episode launched July 2.
“People definitely have preconceived notions of you,” she responded when Bozzi requested about navigating her household’s lineage. “I think there’s two sides of the coin. People like to say, ‘Oh, you have a leg up because you have family in the industry.’ But then the other side to that is you have to prove yourself more. Also, if people don’t have a good experience, maybe with other people in your family, then you’ll never get the chance.”
She identified that an underdog story is extra likable.
“And also I think there’s something to be said where everybody loves the kind of overnight success story,” she famous. “And so if you’re kind of not the girl from the middle of nowhere that broke into Hollywood there’s kind of an eye roll of like, ‘Well, your dad was this.”
Emma Roberts then defined why she thinks there’s a distinction in how males with relations in Hollywood are handled in contrast to girls.
“I always joke, I’m like, ‘Why is no one calling out George Clooney for being a nepo baby?’ Rosemary Clooney was an icon,” she stated, referencing his well-known aunt. “I’m just kidding. But also I feel like young girls get it harder with the nepo baby thing. I don’t really see people calling out sons of famous actors. Not that they should be called that. I don’t think anyone should be called out for wanting to follow their dream.”
She additionally revealed that she has not booked jobs in some instances when she has requested somebody to put in a very good phrase for her.
The “Holidate” actor continued, “People kind of only see your wins because they only see when you’re on the poster of a movie. They don’t see all the, like, rejection along the way. That’s why I’m always very open about things I’ve auditioned for and haven’t gotten the part for. I think it’s important to talk about because otherwise people just think, ‘Oh, everything’s been so great and linear and easy, and it’s like, no. It’s been not at all. But of course it looks like that to the outside perspective or to the naked eye.”
After years within the trade, Emma Roberts stated she now simply tries to deal with being grateful.
“I feel so lucky that I get to be 33 and still get to be doing things that I love. Also now, I’m much more thoughtful about it,” she stated.
