Julia Roberts on Three Days of Rain

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 1:07pm

Here is the interview with her, Bradley, and Paul, which aired on Good Morning America today. She implies that she dislikes the stage door crowd, calling it "an embarrassment of riches."

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Video/videoLogin?id=1850409
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=1850352 Updated On: 4/17/06 at 01:07 PM

[JerseyScoundrel]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 1:15pm

Good for her! They deserve it. Julia is a survivor, thats for sure.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 1:16pm

I saw the interview this morning, and I didn't get that she dislikes the stagedoor crowd. I took it more as she was being humble that people were waiting for her. That's just my take.

The attached link only showed a small portion of that interview, and didn't include Julia's response when asked about the stagedoor crowd.

Updated On: 4/17/06 at 01:16 PM

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 1:18pm

She was very nice to me and the other fans on Saturday afternoon. Maybe it's the paparazzi she doesn't like...

[JerseyScoundrel]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 1:19pm

Popularity can be such a problem. People pay the price for being famous when they have chaos at the stage door.

[HughE2030]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 1:22pm

was the GMA interview live or previously taped?
Thanks

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 1:23pm

It was a pretape. They did it Wednesday, following the matinee. I saw them setting it up as I was passing by.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 2:12pm

Did anyone check the PHOTO CALL from Playbill.com? Julia looks like a different person once she is out of Hollywood.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 2:17pm

Those are pics of her from Act 2 and she looks fantastic. It was such a thrill to see her on stage! Muscle, I really hope you get to see this when you are in NY.

[chouinard]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 2:29pm

That is such a lie. I actually watched the interview this morning and she was very cool about the people waiting for her. She said it meant a lot and was sweet.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 2:32pm

Even if she wasn't fond of the stage door, she has no obligation to stay there, enjoy it, or do anything other than perform in the play. Everything else is up to her.

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 2:54pm

Maybe that is why it took Julia quite a while to come out the stage door after the Wed. matinee. How do you watch the whole thing online?

[Al Dente]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 3:16pm

I've actually heard she's a great deal more gracious than some of these Broadway "stars" who act ridiculous at the stage door. I won't mention names but it should be a reality check to them.

[leadfootlouie]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 3:19pm

Al Dente, your my hero!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 3:21pm

Very well said, Al Dente. On that note, I'd love for you to mention names, and I also like your avatar.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 3:29pm

She is VERY gracious. The crowd should be greatful that she DOES sign. The cast members all seem a little freaked out at the size of the crowd. Paul Rudd mentioned his fear of it on Letterman the other night.

[Al Dente]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 3:38pm

Thank you Louie and Dottie. I would mention names(the list is long), as they deserve to be shamed but it should be pretty obvious :). The biggest movie star on the planet manages to smile, sign, seem genuinely appreciative of the crowds' response etc... and you've got these completely delusional "stars" that would eat their young to be Julia Roberts sneaking out back doors, rushing into cars with severely tinted windows,running past the "throngs of fans" as if ANYONE would know who they were 5 feet away from the marquee. It's nonsense.
Updated On: 4/17/06 at 03:38 PM

[leadfootlouie]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 4:03pm

I had a friend who was working in a recording studio during the heydey of a certain one word musical.

One of the "stars" of the musical was trying to record an album (that never went anywhere, by the way). My friend mentioned he had seen the show and liked it at which point this star responded:

"OH GOD, I hope your not one of those FREAKS who hang outside the theatre and follow me home!"

My friend was so stunned he didn't even answer! He had just worked with Mary J. Blige and Brandy, so starstruck, he was not.

This "star" has since gone on to - well - a modest "fame", at best.
Updated On: 4/17/06 at 04:03 PM

[Al Dente]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 5:16pm

Surprise, surprise, another wanna-be Broadway "star" trying to crossover into the mainstream pop world. I think that entire cast has tried repeatedly, IN VAIN, to have pop success and failed miserably at every attempt. She should have held on to and thanked every "stage door freak who followed her home" personally in the liner notes of said album, which undoubtedly wound up in the bargain bin!

[broadway86]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 5:27pm

That is such a lie. I actually watched the interview this morning and she was very cool about the people waiting for her. She said it meant a lot and was sweet.

She definitely seemed very gracious, appreciative, and genuine at the stage door when I saw it. It doesn't hurt that she's very good in the play. I was never a fan, but after "Three Days of Rain" and her career-best work in Closer, I have a whole new respect for her.

[gustof777]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 5:33pm

can someone put this on youtube...it really would be nice to see the whole thing! or is there another way...i'm confused?

[TIGGOSAURUS]

Posted: 4/17/06 at 6:47pm

"The biggest movie star on the planet"

??? Off-topic, but surely this hasn't been a realistic description of Julia Roberts for quite a number of years?

Good to see she's prepared to put herself on the line by trying stage acting nonetheless. I saw the madness around the Three Days of Rain stage door from a distance a couple of weeks ago and kudos to any performer who braves that kind of mob scene regularly.