Julia was very different from her alter ego

The leading actress saw some parallels with her character, however, she was more surprised by how different she was from fictional Hollywood A-lister Anna Scott.

In 1999, the Roberts clarified what, exactly, bothered her about the character to Vanity Fair, saying: “The fact that Anna had a tumultuous relationship with the media because, before she was famous, she had posed naked and the photos had gotten out. I didn't agree with what she did, first of all, didn't agree with how she got into this mess - I would never have been in that situation. Didn't agree with the way she was dealing with it ... Didn't agree with the way she was reacting to it. Didn't agree with any of that stuff."