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"Tom Hanks has admitted that he was intimidated directing Julia Roberts on the set of the upcoming Larry Crowne. In an interview with W magazine, Hanks - who wrote, directed and starred in the movie - revealed that he hand-picked Roberts to appear as a university professor who falls in love with his character, a middle-aged student. &amp;quot;I had some teachers who looked like Julia, I would see them and think, &amp;#039;I love you&amp;#039;,&amp;quot; he teased. &amp;quot;So there was never anyone but Julia. Still, even after she said yes, I was the boss. That meant I got to say, &amp;#039;You don&amp;#039;t wear this dress, you wear that dress&amp;#039;. And Julia&amp;#039;s Julia - she can be intimidating.&amp;quot; Also speaking to the magazine, Roberts said that Hanks encouraged her to cut loose while filming a scene that featured heavy drinking. The actress joked: &amp;quot;Why did Tom Hanks think of me when he thought of a drunken schoolteacher? What does that mean? He has me chugging margaritas. I asked why it couldn&amp;#039;t be straight liquor, and he said it was funnier if it was a drink made in a blender.&amp;quot; Larry Crowne is to open on July 1 in the US and the UK. &amp;gt; Tom Hanks to produce Green Day film &amp;gt; Julia Roberts: &amp;#039;Oprah is a lifelong friend&amp;#039; Watch the trailer for Larry Crowne below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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