Anne loves Julia Roberts

The star of “The Princess Diaries” has revealed that she is a big Julia Roberts fan and idolizes the superstar actress for her individual style and amazing acting talent.  The actress said, “Julia is just phenomenal.  It’s funny because for a long time I wanted to be Julia Roberts, and then I realized what makes her so great is that she’s totally inimitable.  So I realized I’m just going to be myself and fall short.”

But Anne Hathaway can also boast of a number of critically-acclaimed roles under her belt.  When she landed a role in the Academy Award-winning film “Brokeback Mountain”, she considered it as the best career choice she ever made.  “After ‘Princess Diaries’ and ‘Ella Enchanted’, I was starting to be associated with a certain type of character.  To be able to do a film like ‘Brokeback Mountain’ to break people’s preconceptions of me was really lucky.  It was the best thing I could have done.”

I for one am happy for the actress’ recent success and blossoming acting career.  To be stereotyped and associated with one type of character is an actor’s worst nightmare.  It limits the projects available to the actor and hinders his career development severely.  So, like almost all the actors in Hollywood nowadays, celebrities tend to diversify, opting for different roles in different movies to showcase their respective acting ability.